Re: [docs] [PATCH] ref-manual: document variable and task for kernel version check

On Fri, 3 Jul 2026, Antonin Godard via lists.yoctoproject.org wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Fri Jul 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM CEST, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> >
> > Add the associated variable and task for kernel version checking:
> >
> >   - do_kernel_version_sanity_check()
> >   - KERNEL_VERSION_SANITY_SKIP
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[email protected]>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
> > index e1db2d5ed..5744d47dc 100644
> > --- a/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
> > +++ b/documentation/ref-manual/tasks.rst
> > @@ -787,6 +787,14 @@ which can then be applied by subsequent tasks such as
> >  :ref:`ref-tasks-patch` and
> >  :ref:`ref-tasks-kernel_configme`.
> >
> > +.. _ref-tasks-kernel_version_sanity_check:
> > +
> > +``do_kernel_version_sanity_check``
> > +----------------------------------
> > +
> > +Validate the version of the kernel
>
> This doesn't explain what this task does.

  Have you *seen* the RE/pattern checking in that task? I'm open to a
meaningful one-line descriptor.

rday