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From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Subject: Re: How to merge patch into specific kernel version
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 19:09:01 +0100 (CET)
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On Fri, 17 Feb 2017, Ran Shalit wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I've noticed that rt-preempt patches comes usually for a specific
> kernel version.
> 
> In case I have some kernel version which does not match the RT patch
> exactly, yet should be applied with the patch:

Depends how you define 'some kernel version'. If the last RT patch is
e.g. 4.9.13-rt10 and you have 4.9.14 then applying -rt10 is usualy just
working.

If you have a base kernel version which was never supported by RT, e.g. 4.7
that's a different story. Neither the 4.6-rt nor the 4.8-rt patch will
apply and you are on your own.

Thanks,

	tglx