Thanks for replying. To stress, I am new to this process. I have ran Linux as my primary desktop for about 2 years.
How would I get a copy of an ACS patch for my kernel? Or failing that, what should I do to create one? I am not a C programmer, so would be limited in my ability to write one. On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 2:22 AM, Zycorax Tokoroa <zyco...@phoxden.xyz> wrote: > > > > > > > 2016-04-18 3:21 GMT+02:00 Blank Field <ihatethisfi...@gmail.com > > <mailto:ihatethisfi...@gmail.com>>: > > > > Doesn't patch support syntax like patch -p1 filename.patch? > > Does vanilla linux really can do stuff like make rpm? If so, since > when? > > > > I think that is the syntax i use back then. > > What do you mean by vanilla linux? You're talking about the kernel or > > the distrib gnu/linux in general? > > Rpm is supported by the majority of the distros if i remember correctly. > He likely refers to a method to build a rpm directly and solely trough > the kernel's makefile. 'make rpm-pkg' is possible since as far as I can > remember, along with 'make deb-pkg' > > > On Apr 18, 2016 4:18 AM, "Brett Peckinpaugh" <erylfl...@gmail.com > > <mailto:erylfl...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > Thanks for any help in advance. > > > > I am trying to create a patched kernel for Fedora 23. I have > > downloaded from the Kernel archive the 4.5.1 source files. I > > can compile to rpm, install and run from this source. When I > > attempt to patch I fail at different steps based on which ACS > > patch I try. > > > > I compile by the following steps. > > make menuconfig > > make rpm > > > > To patch: > > make menuconfig > > cat pathtofile/acs_patch.diff | patch -p1 > > make rpm > > > > Depending on the ACS patch, sometimes it fails at the cat step, > > sometimes it fails at the make rpm step. > 'patch' has an '-i' argument to take a file as input - not that cat'ing > is wrong, both methods work. > You should look at what exact errors you get to have proper help, errors > in patching usually means you are using incompatible versions of the > patch and the kernel together, where the code has changed enough to > confuse patch. As it has been told, look for a patch that's appropriate > to your kernel version. Errors during the building of the kernel need > more detail to be understood > > Zycorax Tokoroa > > _______________________________________________ > vfio-users mailing list > vfio-users@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users >
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