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Subject: Patch handling
From: Gerd Bitzer <gbitzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 22:11:16 +0200
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Hello,

may be that are stupid questions, but anyway.

What is the correct way to handle your kernel patches ?

Can I download a linux 2.4.5 source tree and your 1.0.1 patch and apply it, and after this only apply the official kernelpatches against the kernel sources, to patch up to newer kernel releases ? Or do I have to maintain a clean kernelsource tree, which I can patch up to the newest kernel release, and after this procedure can patch in your appropriate kernel patch ?

Is there a way (when using xfs as module) not to patch it into the original kernel source, but only to compile it ?

I do not want to maintain an original kernel source tree which I am able to patch up to newer kernel versions and an additional version, where I have patched an appropriate version of xfs into, I only want to have original kernel sources which I can use as I need, I do not want to have extra work with an extra xfs kernel.

I think xfs is the most advanced filesystem around, when will it be in the official kernel source tree ?

keep up the good work


best regards, Gerd


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