From fc67d5bc876b6b224538c8848fc02e70f269ec99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Randy Dunlap Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:56:39 -0700 Subject: Documentation/admin-guide: README & svga: remove use of "rdev" "rdev" is considered antiquated, ancient, archaic, obsolete, deprecated {choose any or all}. Remove use of "rdev" and "vidmode" (a symlink to rdev) in admin-guide/README.rst and admin-guide/svga.rst. "rdev" was removed from util-linux in 2010: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/util-linux/util-linux.git/commit/?id=a3e40c14651fccf18e7954f081e601389baefe3f Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap Acked-by: Martin Mares Cc: Karel Zak Cc: Paul Gortmaker Cc: Jens Axboe Cc: linux-block@vger.kernel.org Cc: Alexander Viro Cc: Martin Mares Cc: linux-video@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" Cc: Jonathan Corbet Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200918015640.8439-2-rdunlap@infradead.org Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet --- Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst index 5aad534233cd..95a28f47ac30 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst @@ -322,9 +322,9 @@ Compiling the kernel reboot, and enjoy! If you ever need to change the default root device, video mode, - ramdisk size, etc. in the kernel image, use the ``rdev`` program (or - alternatively the LILO boot options when appropriate). No need to - recompile the kernel to change these parameters. + etc. in the kernel image, use your bootloader's boot options + where appropriate. No need to recompile the kernel to change + these parameters. - Reboot with the new kernel and enjoy. -- cgit v1.2.3