Updated Buildbot Options (markdown)

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## Requiring Kernel Version
Currently, Kernel.org builders will clone and build the master branch of Linux.
In cases where a specific version of the Linux kernel needs to be built, the ZFS
buildbot supports specifying the Linux kernel to be built via commit message.
By opening a pull request against ZFS and adding `Requires-kernel:` in a commit
message, you can instruct the buildbot to use a specific Linux kernel.
Below is an example commit message that specifies a specific Linux kernel tag.
### Build Linux Kernel v 4.14
```
This is a commit message
This text is part of the commit message body.
Signed-off-by: Contributor <contributor@email.com>
Requires-kernel: v4.14
```
## Build Steps Overrides
Each builder will execute or skip build steps based on its default
preferences. In some scenarios, it might be possible to skip various build