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@ 2018-08-23 13:15 Mark Corbin
  2018-08-23 13:15 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 2/3] linux: add hash file Mark Corbin
  2018-08-23 13:15 ` [Buildroot] [PATCH 3/3] package/linux-headers: add support for custom headers Mark Corbin
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From: Mark Corbin @ 2018-08-23 13:15 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: buildroot

Add kconfig help text that explains how to manually specify an
official Linux version to use for the kernel headers.

Signed-off-by: Mark Corbin <mark.corbin@embecosm.com>
---
 package/linux-headers/Config.in.host | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index adac3f6398..5c20c997f9 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_17
 
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION
 	bool "Manually specified Linux version"
+	help
+	  This option allows you to use a specific official version from
+	  kernel.org, like 2.6.x, 2.6.x.y, 3.x.y, ...
+
+	  Note: you cannot use this option to select a _longterm_ 2.6
+	  kernel, because these kernels are not located at the standard
+	  URL at kernel.org. Instead, select "Custom tarball" and
+	  specify the right URL directly.
 
 endchoice
 
-- 
2.17.1

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