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yossarianuk

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Registered: 2007-05-02

Posts: 103

Advice needed regarding bfs kernel patch / normal kernel patches.

Hi.

I have been using the bfs kernel patch (it seems quite good if a bit buggy..)

I notice tht if I patch the kernel with the latest patch

i.e

bzcat ../patch-2.6.31.6.bz2 | patch -p1

then the bfs patch fails.

If I use the bfs patch on original 2.6.31 kernel it is fine.

I have also noticed that I can patch the bfs patched kernel with the latest normal kernel patch afterwards, I am wondering if that undoes the bfs patche changes?

I.e:-  when using the bfs kernel patch should I just ignore the general kernel patches?

Cheers for any advice given .

Last edited by yossarianuk (2009-11-14 15:20:59)

Nezmer

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Registered: 2008-10-24

Posts: 559

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Re: Advice needed regarding bfs kernel patch / normal kernel patches.

Look at the extra version line in the bfs patch .

This snippet is not real , It's how I remember it.

-EXTRAVERSION=
+EXTRAVERSION= .........

In the 1st line , add .6 or whatever value you have in the original file you are patching.

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English is not my native language .

piezoelectric

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Registered: 2009-09-08

Posts: 48

Re: Advice needed regarding bfs kernel patch / normal kernel patches.

If you're using the ARCH patch, you can apply it to the base kernel then apply the BFS patch after that