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Subject: Re: Question about patch order
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On Fri, 2005-07-01 at 12:51 -0700, George Anzinger wrote:

> Suppose I am doing this prior to my morning coffee, but...
> 
> What should the -rc patch(s) be applied to?  Should it be
> 2.6.x or 2.6.x.n
> e.g. the 2.6.12 kernel or the 2.6.12.2 kernel?

2.6.x.

E.g., apply 2.6.13-rc1 on top of 2.6.12.

> If the former, does the -rc contain the .n stuff?

Supposed to, but the trees aren't formally parent/children.

	Robert Love