Adding a latest snapshot to a 2.6.9 kernel base

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, 2005-06-02 at 18:33 -0700, Benavides, Tony wrote:
> I am trying to add the latest MTD snapshot to my 2.6.9 kernel base.
> After running the patchkernel.sh command I am assuming that my 2.6.9
> kernel is patched.

It is.

> Is this all I need to do to guarantee that the kernel is patched with
> the new MTD?

Yes

> I found that some files such as makefile.common and makefile.inc were
> not added and I had to manually add them.

The have not to be added, as the script copies/links Makefile.common to
targetpath/Makefile

> Is it common to have to go through every file and manually

Err, I guess we would not have a script if this is necessary.

>  add source or
> am I missing a flag passed to patchkernel.sh

patchkernel.sh -?

> It would be nice to streamline this?

If there is anything to streamline, feel free to provide a patch.


tglx