Re: Patching kernel versions for which there is no version specific patch released?

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On 2018-01-16 10:34:25 [-0500], Joshua Kordani wrote:
> Greetings,
Hi,

> I am trying to patch a kernel for which there doesn't seem to be a specific
> patch set released.
> For example, patch-4.9.61-rt52.patch.xz and patch-4.9.65-rt56.patch.xz
> exist, but nothing in between.  Is it safe to assume that
> patch-4.9.61-rt52.patch.xz is appropriate for all kernel versions from
> 4.9.61 to 4.9.64?  Or, since the rt version jumps from 52 to 56, there are
> intermediate versions of the patchset for intermediate versions of the
> kernel that are available only in the git repo?
> 
> Looking to make the right call about how to patch what I need instead of
> just compiling and hoping.

Those intermediate aren't uploaded but only tagged in git [0]. If you
really require an intermediate then I guess the best way would be to
create the diff from git.
In general you are encourage to use the latest stable release.

[0] https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git/

> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Joshua Kordani
> 

Sebastian
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