Re: [PATCH] mmap.c (do_mmap_pgoff), against 2.4.19 and 2.4.20-pre10

DervishD
2002-10-14T10:25:45Z

Hi Russell :))

> If the recipient is supposed to use the -pN option, do not
> send output that looks like this:
>
> diff -Naur v2.0.29/prog/README prog/README
> --- v2.0.29/prog/README Mon Mar 10 15:13:12 1997
> +++ prog/README Mon Mar 17 14:58:22 1997

Sorry, was a typo, you're right...

> Also, you should generate the patches without the "/usr/src/" prefix.
> So it should look like this:
> --- linux/mm/mmap.c.orig 2002-10-14 11:16:40.000000000 +0200
> +++ linux/mm/mmap.c 2002-10-14 11:19:32.000000000 +0200

I did it on purpose, but you're right, the prefix is useless and
can cause problems. I'll resend.

Thanks for your warning :))
Raúl