[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH 2/4] kernel: add backported phy/phylink/sfp patches

[Russell King - ARM Linux admin]

On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 03:11:55PM -0800, Etienne Champetier wrote:
> Hello Russell,
> 
> Le mar. 26 nov. 2019 à 14:50, Russell King - ARM Linux admin
> <linux at armlinux.org.uk> a écrit :
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 12:07:43AM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux admin wrote:
> > > René,
> > >
> > > I can see your reply in the OpenWrt archives, but I never received
> > > it, so I can't reply to it...  (I'm not subscribed to openwrt-devel.)
> > >
> > > Yes, it could be made generic I suppose, if you understand the
> > > OpenWrt build system and where stuff needs to be placed.  Any
> > > suggestions where these should go?
> > >
> > > Sorry, but I've already spent many hours trying to get the OpenWrt
> > > build system to a state that I was able to build just a kernel and
> > > associated kmod packages that I don't have the patience to try and
> > > delve into the amazingly complex makefiles that someone's dreamt up...
> > > My impression is that the build system is designed to keep people out!
> > >
> > > Russell.
> >
> > All,
> >
> > Some guidance would be most helpful.  Silence on the other hand
> > will result in nothing changing.
> 
> For faster response try IRC #openwrt-devel
> 
> > It's been suggested privately by Telus that they go in
> > target/linux/generic/backport-4.19.  What about numbering, how
> > do the patch numbers get allocated?  Do I just pick something at
> > random?
> >
> > Some clues would be really useful.
> 
> This page might have some answers
> https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/build-system/use-patches-with-buildsystem#naming_patches

Great, exactly what I'm looking for!  Thanks.

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