Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Jesper Juhl <> | Subject | [PATCH] Info about -stable to README and point at applying-patches.txt | Date | Sat, 12 Nov 2005 01:43:16 +0100 |
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Small patch that adds some info about the 2.6.x.y (-stable) kernel to the README and also tells people to look at Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information.
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> ---
README | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+)
--- linux-2.6.14-git14-orig/README 2005-11-12 01:19:39.000000000 +0100 +++ linux-2.6.14-git14/README 2005-11-12 01:27:17.000000000 +0100 @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has made a mistake. + Contrary to the patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y + kernels (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but + instead apply directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. + Please read Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. + Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this process. It determines the current kernel version and applies any patches found. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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