Re: kernel 2.6.12-rc2

[Michael <michael_six@users.sourceforge.net>]

Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:

> On Wed, 2005-04-06 at 17:23 -0700, Michael wrote:
>  
>
> >    ok I did some reading, now the 2.6.12-rc2 patch needs to be applied 
> > directly to the 2.6.11 kernel source, right?  I tried applying it to the 
> > debian kernel-source-2.6.11 tree but some of the patch failed, and 
> > ultimately make-kpkg failed.  So I am guessing the debian tree is a 
> > little different.  I also read Linus's directions, do I really have to 
> > Symlink /usr/src/linux/include/asmppc to /usr/include/asm and 
> > /usr/src/linux/include/linux to /usr/include/linux and 
> > /usr/src/linux/include/scsi to /usr/include/scsi having already 
> > symlinked /usr/src/(kernel source) to /usr/src/linux?  Because on my 
> > previous compiles I never did that.  If so cool, if not I need to figure 
> > out how to fix those things.
> >    
>
> No, no no ! Don't play with those symlinks ! Just get the source tree,
> patch it and build it. Do NOT play with links in /usr.
>
>  
>
> > --Mike
> >    
Ok, well having already done that, I was SOL I guess.  So as a remedy I 
installed Woody on a different partition, booted into it, and set it 
up.  I got rid of the /usrr/include symlinks that I had made on my Sid 
installation, and moved the Woody installed ones into it.  Is that a 
satisfactory fix?  I have noticed no problems thus far.
I did try my idea in patching the Debian 2.6.11 tree with  the 2.6.11.6 
patch, and that kept asking me to assume -R so I quit the patch and am 
downloading the stock 2.6.11 kernel source from kernel.org.
--Mike