[FE training-materials-updates] kernel patches: use a version scheme compliant with 3.x
Michael Opdenacker
michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com
Wed Oct 9 08:51:38 CEST 2013
Repository : git://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials.git
On branch : master
Link : http://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials/commit/?id=18841f470a8d22b4e6c89333696d4a17c895a47e
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commit 18841f470a8d22b4e6c89333696d4a17c895a47e
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
Date: Tue Oct 8 15:21:57 2013 +0200
kernel patches: use a version scheme compliant with 3.x
Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
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18841f470a8d22b4e6c89333696d4a17c895a47e
.../sysdev-linux-intro-sources.tex | 11 ++++++++---
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-sources/sysdev-linux-intro-sources.tex b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-sources/sysdev-linux-intro-sources.tex
index c2dd5be..cfd1993 100644
--- a/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-sources/sysdev-linux-intro-sources.tex
+++ b/slides/sysdev-linux-intro-sources/sysdev-linux-intro-sources.tex
@@ -203,10 +203,15 @@ diff -Nru a/Makefile b/Makefile
\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Applying a Linux patch}
- Linux patches...
\begin{itemize}
- \item Always applied to the \code{x.y.<z-1>} version\\
- Can be downloaded in \code{gzip}, \code{bzip2} or \code{xz} (much
+ \item Two types of Linux patches:
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Either to be applied to the previous stable version\\
+ (from \code{3.<x-1>} to \code{3.x})
+ \item Or implementing fixes to the current stable version\\
+ (from \code{3.x} to \code{3.x.y})
+ \end{itemize}
+ \item Can be downloaded in \code{gzip}, \code{bzip2} or \code{xz} (much
smaller) compressed files.
\item Always produced for \code{n=1}\\
(that's what everybody does... do it too!)
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