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Linus Torvalds
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[PATCH] README: add info about -stable to README and point at applying-patches.txt
Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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81 | 81 | failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has |
82 | 82 | made a mistake. |
83 | 83 | |
84 | + Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels | |
85 | + (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply | |
86 | + directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. Please read | |
87 | + Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. | |
88 | + | |
84 | 89 | Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this |
85 | 90 | process. It determines the current kernel version and applies any |
86 | 91 | patches found. |