Erik Mouw wrote:
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On Wed, Aug 22, 2007 at 11:23:42AM -0400, gxk wrote:
i have kernel 2.6.11 and want to apply platform_driver patch from 2.6.18
Your question is like: "I have a Ford Model T car and I want to install
a 2007 Ford Mondeo engine.". That won't work, better get a Mondeo with
the engine included.
Same with Linux: backporting recent patches to ancient kernels is so
much work that you will end up with a kernel close to a recent kernel.
Better start with that recent kernel in the first place.
Is it true also for platform_driver patch?
Tell me if follows way to do it is right:
1. Create git repository for 2.6.17 and 2.6.18
I'd say just clone Linus 2.6 repository, that gets you 2.6.17, 2.6.18,
plus all commits from 2.6.12 upto the most recent kernel.
2. Restore patch, by diffing
"git diff v2.6.17..v2.6.18" should get you the complete 2.6.17-->2.6.18
patch. You can't apply that patch to 2.6.11, too many things have
changed. Better upgrade to 2.6.18, or even beter to 2.6.22 and work
from there.
Thank u for help.
Erik
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