[Kernel-handbook-general] [PATCH 4/7] Add linux-signed and linux-image-*-unsigned to "Debian kernel packages" chapter

[Ben Hutchings]

---
 chapter-packaging.dbk | 13 +++++++++++++
 debian/changelog      |  2 ++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/chapter-packaging.dbk b/chapter-packaging.dbk
index f5bb8b5f9d19..716a9982229d 100644
--- a/chapter-packaging.dbk
+++ b/chapter-packaging.dbk
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ The <package>linux</package> source package supports building of
 kernel images and headers for all currently supported architectures.
 The <package>linux-latest</package> source package supports building of
 meta-packages that depend on them.
+The <package>linux-signed</package> source package supports building
+of signed kernel images and modules for some architectures.
 Subsequent sections of this chapter document the naming and contents
 of the binary packages built from these source packages.
 </para>
@@ -201,6 +203,17 @@ Directory containing the pre-built binary kernel modules.
 </listitem>
 </varlistentry>
 <varlistentry>
+<term><package>linux-image-<replaceable>version</replaceable>-<replaceable>abiname</replaceable>[-<replaceable>featureset</replaceable>]-<replaceable>flavour</replaceable>-unsigned</package></term>
+<listitem>
+<para>
+This package contains the binary kernel image and pre-built binary modules for
+a particular arch/featureset/flavour combination, that are meant to be signed
+and copied into a package without the <package>-unsigned</package> suffix.
+There is normally no need to install these packages.
+</para>
+</listitem>
+</varlistentry>
+<varlistentry>
 <term><package>linux-libc-dev</package></term>
 <listitem>
 <para>
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 4c1962d90433..3350bbd4bce8 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ kernel-handbook (1.0.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
     default
   * Remove mention of the "new packaging scheme" that is now 11 years old
   * Correct description of meta-packages in "Debian kernel packages" chapter
+  * Add linux-signed and linux-image-*-unsigned to "Debian kernel packages"
+    chapter
 
  -- Ben Hutchings <ben at decadent.org.uk>  Fri, 18 Mar 2016 18:10:04 +0000
 

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