[linux-dvb] Re: Does patching the kernel work meanwhile?

[Rene Bartsch <ml@bartschnet.de>]

Michael Hunold schrieb:
> Hello Rene,
> If you don't need bleeding edge technology, 2.6.0-test6 is fairly 
> up-to-date with CVS.
>
> But as usual: any help is appreciated. 8-)
>
> A short how-to:
> - unpack latest 2.6-testX kernel
> - duplicate it to another directory
> - apply the patch to one kernel
> - diff both kernels
> - see what's different:
>   - if it's in 2.6-testX and not in CVS: backport it if it's useful
>   - if it's in CVS and not in 2.6-testX: see if it's needed
>   - don't include any "#ifdef LINUX_VERSION" stuff
>   - [...]
Currently I'm more interested in a stable solution. So I'd prefer to 
patch a 2.4.2x-Kernel with DVB-driver until 2.6 is really stable.

Is that currently possible with a "patch -p0 < DVB-driverXYZ-patch" or a 
script which copies the files into kernel-tree and adds 
make/config-entries (ready2run-solution)?

My goal is to have one compile per kernel and no aditional compiles for 
each hardware/module I need ...

Rene



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