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* why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
@ 2004-12-31 13:35 linux lover
  2004-12-31 13:45 ` Arjan van de Ven
  2005-01-01  1:33 ` Bill Davidsen
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: linux lover @ 2004-12-31 13:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Hi all,
Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
original kernels from www.kernel.org?
regards,
linux_lover

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* Re: why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
  2004-12-31 13:35 why there is different kernel versions from RedHat? linux lover
@ 2004-12-31 13:45 ` Arjan van de Ven
  2005-01-01  1:33 ` Bill Davidsen
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Arjan van de Ven @ 2004-12-31 13:45 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux lover; +Cc: linux-kernel

On Fri, 2004-12-31 at 05:35 -0800, linux lover wrote:
> Hi all,
> Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
> original kernels from www.kernel.org?

from the .src.rpm's that Red Hat includes with their distribution.
It even has then described in the .spec file.



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* Re: why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
  2004-12-31 13:35 why there is different kernel versions from RedHat? linux lover
  2004-12-31 13:45 ` Arjan van de Ven
@ 2005-01-01  1:33 ` Bill Davidsen
  2005-01-01  3:03   ` Justin Pryzby
  2005-01-02 14:37   ` Alan Cox
  1 sibling, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Bill Davidsen @ 2005-01-01  1:33 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux lover; +Cc: linux-kernel

linux lover wrote:
> Hi all,
> Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
> original kernels from www.kernel.org?

Three step process
1 - get the RH source RPM and unpack
2 - get the kernel.org source of the same number
3 - use diff to generate the patch.

Optional step 4 - look at the size of it, shake your head and swear.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
   CTO TMR Associates, Inc
   Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

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* Re: why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
  2005-01-01  1:33 ` Bill Davidsen
@ 2005-01-01  3:03   ` Justin Pryzby
  2005-01-02 14:37   ` Alan Cox
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Justin Pryzby @ 2005-01-01  3:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: nobody; +Cc: linux lover, linux-kernel

If 2.6.5 is acceptible:
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/kernel-patch-redhat

Unfortunately, it appears that this package is 'scheduled for
removal'.

Justin

On Fri, Dec 31, 2004 at 08:33:02PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> linux lover wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
> >original kernels from www.kernel.org?
> 
> Three step process
> 1 - get the RH source RPM and unpack
> 2 - get the kernel.org source of the same number
> 3 - use diff to generate the patch.

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* Re: why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
  2005-01-01  1:33 ` Bill Davidsen
  2005-01-01  3:03   ` Justin Pryzby
@ 2005-01-02 14:37   ` Alan Cox
  2005-01-02 17:37     ` Bill Davidsen
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread
From: Alan Cox @ 2005-01-02 14:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Bill Davidsen; +Cc: linux lover, Linux Kernel Mailing List

On Sad, 2005-01-01 at 01:33, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> linux lover wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
> > original kernels from www.kernel.org?
> 
> Three step process
> 1 - get the RH source RPM and unpack
> 2 - get the kernel.org source of the same number
> 3 - use diff to generate the patch.
> 
> Optional step 4 - look at the size of it, shake your head and swear.

If you do it such a dumb way then sure. Most of the patches in the 2.6.8
and 2.6.9 ones are post 2.6.9 fixes already in the base tree because of
the lack of a stable base kernel tree in Linus new model.

In order that we don't go collectively insane maintaining it those are
broken out from the feature patches we needed. Generating a single giant
diff loses all the useful info.

Alan


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* Re: why there is different kernel versions from RedHat?
  2005-01-02 14:37   ` Alan Cox
@ 2005-01-02 17:37     ` Bill Davidsen
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread
From: Bill Davidsen @ 2005-01-02 17:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Alan Cox; +Cc: linux lover, Linux Kernel Mailing List

Alan Cox wrote:
> On Sad, 2005-01-01 at 01:33, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> 
>>linux lover wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>Where can i get special pathces used by RedHat to
>>>original kernels from www.kernel.org?
>>
>>Three step process
>>1 - get the RH source RPM and unpack
>>2 - get the kernel.org source of the same number
>>3 - use diff to generate the patch.
>>
>>Optional step 4 - look at the size of it, shake your head and swear.
> 
> 
> If you do it such a dumb way then sure. Most of the patches in the 2.6.8
> and 2.6.9 ones are post 2.6.9 fixes already in the base tree because of
> the lack of a stable base kernel tree in Linus new model.
> 
> In order that we don't go collectively insane maintaining it those are
> broken out from the feature patches we needed. Generating a single giant
> diff loses all the useful info.

I didn't feel the need of editorial comment on the original question, 
clearly if you had a better way to get WHAT HE ASKED FOR you might have 
included it instead of commenting on the answer.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
   CTO TMR Associates, Inc
   Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

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