On 2/6/06, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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? Oops. For some reason, only the BOOT kernel RPM was built (which has a minimal set of drivers). I'm trying to build a SMP kernel, and that RPM didn't get built for some reason. Still investigating... _______________________________________________ Rpm-list mailing list Rpm-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rpm-list
