[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH] kernel: update kernel 4.4 to version 4.4.32

[p.wassi at gmx.at]

Hi Stijn,

> Running the script to update to 4.4.32 on top of the patch above, and
> already have more changed files, so NAK here as well.

I'm still on this topic, still willing to learn and improve and still
not discouraged too much. To see where things have gone wrong on my side
(which I guess was the reason for patch rejection), I've just compared
your 4.4.32 to my 4.4.32 refreshing.

In total we have four (minor) differences here:

include/kernel-version.mk:
    for the checksum you used md5 (as the name suggests), while I have sha256
    as someone has started it like this, and I've just followed it like a sheep.

apm821xx/patches-4.4/804-usb-dwc2-add-amcc-usb-otg-405ex.patch:
    Here, you add more context around the actual patch, which I completely missed
    since it applies fine.

ar71xx/patches-4.4/910-unaligned_access_hacks.patch
    Half of the patch is removed, since alreay included upstream.
    I additionally refreshed the diffstat for that patch and not only deleted the
    relevant line here.

lantiq/patches-4.4/0154-lantiq-pci-bar11mask-fix.patch
    Again, you add more context around the actual patch, which I did not do, since it
    applies fine.

Besides these things, our diffs are completely the same.
So I'm trying to understand what is wrong about my attempt.
I've re-read the https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/devel/patches
According to the wiki, the quilt-config is just for a preferred format for patches.
It's not mandatory. Furthermore it says that for refreshing, the refresh make target
can be used. (Leaving the interpretation that there are also other ways).

However, if there's only this one and only true and correct way for this task, this
can be clearly stated in the wiki, or even here in the mailinglist.
Don't get me wrong, I'm still trying to see if I can improve here, or better put my time
into other topics. At the moment I don't see a way I could really do different here (besides
using the exact same configuration), so maybe I should look into something different then...

Best regards,
P. Wassi