Hello All, This question might sound dumb for many, and to some annoying too ;-)
Am enterting into -rc Kernel (testing & analysis) & involvement with the kernel (contributing to patches). I have this doubt. I did refer to applying-patches in the kernel documentation, this is what I got:-
These are the base stable releases released by Linus. The highest numbered release is the most recent.
If regressions or other serious flaws are found, then a -stable fix patch will be released (see below) on top of this base. Once a new 2.6.x base kernel is released, a patch is made available that is a delta between the previous 2.6.x kernel and the new one.
To apply a patch moving from 2.6.11 to 2.6.12, you'd do the following (note that such patches do *NOT* apply on top of 2.6.x.y kernels but on top of the base 2.6.x kernel -- if you need to move from 2.6.x.y to 2.6.x+1 you need to first revert the 2.6.x.y patch).
I did understand till here. Should I start compile/test/debug one-after-one in this fashion:- 2.6.19 source + patch-2.6.20-rc1 2.6.19 source + patch-2.6.20-rc2 2.6.19 source + patch-2.6.20-rc3 2.6.19 source + patch-2.6.20-rc4 OR Pick the latest release number? Note: Am working for different requirements in the Labs with Linux (Telecom/Embedded). This activity starting as an independant activity in my home/sometimes in Labs. So, I wanted to jump into kernel development (mainly as compile/test/debug/patch). Hope I get enough encouragement ;-) ~Akula2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
