On 2/1/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 1/3/06, James Olin Oden <james.oden@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 1/3/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > We're running Redhat Enterprise 3 here, updates between 1 and 5. I > > > need to modify the kernel (a two line patch that modifies some > > > capabilities). > > > > > > What's the best way to do this? It needs to work on any RHEL 3 system > > > (up to Update 5). Do I need to build a kernel (and kernel modules) > > > RPM for each update? > > > > > Start with the kernel srpm. Do a: > > > > rpmbuild -bp kernel-*.src.rpm > > > > Replacing * with the approriate version and release. Then go into > > the directory where the kernel was extracted and generate your patch. > > Now change the spec file to apply your patch and your done concerning > > the kernel (of course you will need to integrate this into your build > > system du jour). > > > > If you have custom modules you will need to rebuild them against this > > kernel's sources. If you have questions concerning this, ask and I > > or someone can help. > > Just so you know since its not likely that any symbol changes are > > occuring, the only thing that is forcing the rebuild of the modules is > > the fact that kernel symbol versioning is on, which will cause all > > symbols in the kernel to have some magic number attached to them such > > that your module does call printf but really printf_###### or > > something like that. This changes each time the kernel is rebuilt (I > > am painting with a broad brush I know). > > One of the things I'm changing in the kernel is the timing (to 960hz). > Would I also need to rebuild an RPM for the kernel modules? Anyone know? I'm unsure of the relationship between the kernel module rpm and the kernel rpm. Do they need to be built together? Do they depend on each other? If I change the timing in the kernel rpm, would I need to somehow change it in the module rpm? _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
