Re: linux-yocto: doesn't maintain patch order from SRC_URI?

[Darren Hart <darren.hart@intel.com>]

On 11/29/2011 05:15 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
> On 11/29/2011 04:41 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 11/29/2011 03:14 PM, Bruce Ashfield wrote:
>>> On 11-11-29 04:39 PM, Darren Hart wrote:
>>>> I'm experimenting with Matt Fleming's EFI_STUB patches. The first 10 patches were working fine, but when I try to add the 11th, the do_patch fails. I found that it isn't trying to apply the patches in the order listed in the recipe - no in any other recognizable pattern for that matter.
>>>>
>>>
>>> It's shell order. You really should just create a .scc file, put IT
>>> on the SRC_URI and list the patches. You'll have no problems after
>>> that.
>>>
>>> I do have a fix for this, but can't send it right now due to travel.
>>>
>>> You are using the compatibility mode for more than I originally intended
>>> it for. So just dropping a .scc file into place will fix things
>>> up nicely.
>>
>> OK, I like that better than the monolith patch I plugged the leak with :-)
> 
> So I'm trying this:
> 
> $ cat linux-yocto-dvhart/efi-stub.scc
> patch 0001-x86-Add-missing-bzImage-fields-to-struct-setup_heade.patch
> patch 0002-x86-efi-Make-efi_call_phys_prelog-CONFIG_RELOCATABLE.patch
> patch 0003-x86-Don-t-use-magic-strings-for-EFI-loader-signature.patch
> patch 0004-efi.h-Add-struct-definition-for-boot-time-services.patch
> patch 0005-efi.h-Add-efi_image_loaded_t.patch
> patch 0006-efi.h-Add-allocation-types-for-boottime-allocate_pag.patch
> patch 0007-efi.h-Add-graphics-protocol-guids.patch
> patch 0008-efi.h-Add-boottime-locate_handle-search-types.patch
> patch 0009-efi-Add-EFI-file-I-O-data-types.patch
> patch 0010-x86-efi-EFI-boot-stub-support.patch
> patch 0011-x86-efi-Break-up-large-initrd-reads.patch
> 
> And in the recipe:
> SRC_URI += "file://efi-stub.scc"
> 
> In the meta-series I see:
> 
> # _mark efi_stub_947530aea4d2a819b340fe2b49d765de start
> # _mark efi_stub_947530aea4d2a819b340fe2b49d765de end
> 
> But the patches do not get applied.
> 
> The Yocto Kernel Architecture and Use Manual does not appear to cover
> this case. Do I need to do something more?

Ah, I need to include the patches explicitly too. That makes sense from
a bitbake perspective. OK, I'm rolling again, nice.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel