[PATCH] Docs: remove mentions of fdformat from util-linux

[PATCH] Docs: remove mentions of fdformat from util-linux

[Thomas Weißschuh]

Since util-linux commit 13b26e3c36d1
("fdformat: remove command from default build")
the fdformat tool is not built anymore by default.
As a result it is not packaged anymore by distributions and therefore
not usable by users.

Instead mention the "mount" command as more likely to be present
alternative.

Also drop the reference to fdformat from the list of features of new
versions of util-linux.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
---
 Documentation/process/changes.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
index bb96ca0f774b..a8827b442649 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ binutils               2.25             ld -v
 flex                   2.5.35           flex --version
 bison                  2.0              bison --version
 pahole                 1.16             pahole --version
-util-linux             2.10o            fdformat --version
+util-linux             2.10o            mount --version
 kmod                   13               depmod -V
 e2fsprogs              1.41.4           e2fsck -V
 jfsutils               1.1.3            fsck.jfs -V
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Util-linux
 
 New versions of util-linux provide ``fdisk`` support for larger disks,
 support new options to mount, recognize more supported partition
-types, have a fdformat which works with 2.4 kernels, and similar goodies.
+types, and similar goodies.
 You'll probably want to upgrade.
 
 Ksymoops

---
base-commit: 55cb5f43689d7a9ea5bf35ef050f12334f197347
change-id: 20231220-docs-fdformat-b1200ec9f6f1

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>

Re: [PATCH] Docs: remove mentions of fdformat from util-linux

[Jonathan Corbet]

Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> writes:

> Since util-linux commit 13b26e3c36d1
> ("fdformat: remove command from default build")
> the fdformat tool is not built anymore by default.
> As a result it is not packaged anymore by distributions and therefore
> not usable by users.
>
> Instead mention the "mount" command as more likely to be present
> alternative.
>
> Also drop the reference to fdformat from the list of features of new
> versions of util-linux.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
> ---
>  Documentation/process/changes.rst | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Amusingly, my F39 system still has fdformat...but this change makes
sense, applied, thanks.

jon