Re: newbie questions

[Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>]

On Mon, 2015-08-31 at 07:50 -0500, Pierre-Louis Bossart wrote:
> 
> > In general, this is possible. Check out the copy-list file. You can
> > edit this, and it'll copy only what's listed there.
> 
> ok. I was thinking of a more automated way that doesn't require me to 
> maintain a branch but that'll do for now.

maintaining a branch of the copy-list is simple though.

> > In order to add sound though, you'll also have to at least change
> > backport/Makefile.kernel and backport/Kconfig.sources to include 
> > the
> > sound directory in the kconfig and build.
> 
> yes that part works fine. I still have to figure out how Kconfig 
> works in the backports, I didn't get the explanations.

You can submit this part upstream btw - it'll just be disabled in the
default copy-list... unless you also submit that upstream.

> humm... What I wanted is backport next-20150731 to v4.1.6. linux-next 
> is checked out to next-20150731.
> which of the two does git-revision refer two? the linux-next origin 
> or the destination?

The *to* version is never relevant. A given backport will compile
against many different *to* versions.

johannes
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