Kernel patching

[ardeth]

Hey there again!

I have h3knix, with kernel version 2.6.7. So, I downloaded patches from 2.6.8 to 2.6.10 (which is 2.6.8, 2.6.8.1, 2.6.9 and 2.6.10), and I copied them to /usr/src/linux. I did patch -p1 < patch-2.6.8, and it patched my kernel just fine. I then did the same for 2.6.8.1, and then, when I tried to do it for 2.6.9, I got the following error:

Hunk #1 FAILED at 1. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file usr/Makefile.rej.

I opened the /usr/src/linux/usr/Makefile.rej file, and it looked like this:

***************
*** 1,7 ****

obj-y := initramfs_data.o
- host-progs := gen_init_cpio
clean-files := initramfs_data_cpio.gz

--- 1,7 ----

obj-y := initramfs_data.o
+ hostprogs-y := get_init_cpio
clean-files := initramfs_data_cpio.gz

I tried to re-patch the kernel, and I got 'Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Asume -R? [n] for every single thing it patched....

What can I do? What do I have to do to upgrade/corret/fix my kernel?

Thanks everyone,


-ardeth

[lakerdonald]

try patching it with "-R" on the command line

[ardeth]

Thanks for you reply. I will try this as soon as I get back home. I hope I haven't done anything serious to my kernel, or I am d00med... :P

C ya, and thank again!


-ardeth

[Reiser]

one shold apply patches only to increase third number in version:
2.6.8 could be patched to 2.6.8.1 and 2.6.9
but without -R option 2.6.8.1 could not be pathced to 2.6.9

Frankly speaking i do not understand reasons of w.x.y.z versioning policy
what does the fourth number mean? a gamma-release?