Re: 2.6.8 release
On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 07:25:06AM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 09:40:47PM -0600, dann frazier wrote:
> > James took a look at my test box, and has submitted[1] a fix upstream.
> > So, this means we no longer need drivers-scsi-sym53c8xx_revert.dpatch.
> >
> > I know that the proper way to update a patch in kernel-source is to add
> > another patch - so do I need to commit a reversed _revert patch, followed
> > by the proper fix?
>
> I'm not sure actually. I think you can just leæve out the revert patch
> in 00_list-3 and add the fix instead, but this could be wrong (anyone
> more familar with the built system wants to correct me?)
Yes, the old patch has to stay for the incremental stuff, just add a new patch
fixing the problem to the new version. It is not really necessary to go into
patching loops, and should be avoided if possible.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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