Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)

Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)

[Ravinandan Arakali]

Hi,
I am trying to submit patches to our driver in the kernel. Since I need a
copy of latest kernel
for this, I installed the latest stable version(2.6.5.11). When I apply the
latest prepatch (2.6.12-rc1)
on top of this, I have the following problems:
1. On application of the prepatch, it reports errors. It looks like some of
the changes that the
    prepatch is trying to apply are already present in 2.6.5.11.
2. If I ignore these errors and complete the patching, the kernel
compilation fails.

Has anybody else seen this problem or am I missing something ?

Thanks,
Ravi

Re: Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)

[Chris Wright]

* Ravinandan Arakali (ravinandan.arakali@neterion.com) wrote:
> I am trying to submit patches to our driver in the kernel. Since I need a
> copy of latest kernel
> for this, I installed the latest stable version(2.6.5.11). When I apply the
> latest prepatch (2.6.12-rc1)
> on top of this, I have the following problems:
> 1. On application of the prepatch, it reports errors. It looks like some of
> the changes that the
>     prepatch is trying to apply are already present in 2.6.5.11.
> 2. If I ignore these errors and complete the patching, the kernel
> compilation fails.
> 
> Has anybody else seen this problem or am I missing something ?

2.6.12-rc1 is against 2.6.11, so revert 2.6.11.5 patch and patch
forward to 2.6.12-rc1

thanks,
-chris
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Re: Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 04:45:58PM -0800, Ravinandan Arakali wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to submit patches to our driver in the kernel. Since I need a
> copy of latest kernel
> for this, I installed the latest stable version(2.6.5.11). When I apply the
> latest prepatch (2.6.12-rc1)
> on top of this, I have the following problems:
>...
> Has anybody else seen this problem or am I missing something ?

The 2.6.12-rc1 patch is against 2.6.11, not against 2.6.11.5 .

> Thanks,
> Ravi

cu
Adrian

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RE: Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)

[Ravinandan Arakali]

Thanks Adrian and Chris. That seems to work.

Ravi

-----Original Message-----
From: Adrian Bunk [mailto:bunk@stusta.de]
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 5:08 PM
To: Ravinandan Arakali
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Leonid. Grossman (E-mail)
Subject: Re: Problem applying latest 2.6 kernel prepatch(2.6.12-rc1)


On Thu, Mar 24, 2005 at 04:45:58PM -0800, Ravinandan Arakali wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to submit patches to our driver in the kernel. Since I need a
> copy of latest kernel
> for this, I installed the latest stable version(2.6.5.11). When I apply
the
> latest prepatch (2.6.12-rc1)
> on top of this, I have the following problems:
>...
> Has anybody else seen this problem or am I missing something ?

The 2.6.12-rc1 patch is against 2.6.11, not against 2.6.11.5 .

> Thanks,
> Ravi

cu
Adrian

--

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed