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[Xen-devel] mkpatches: against ref-linux or pristine? (Was: Error compil

To: "Keir Fraser" <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] mkpatches: against ref-linux or pristine? (Was: Error compiling with CONFIG_PROFILING (xenoprof))
From: "Michael Paesold" <mpaesold@xxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:02:54 +0200
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Keir Fraser wrote:
On 10 Apr 2006, at 12:28, Michael Paesold wrote:

"make mkpatches" creates diffs between vanilla+patches/linux-2.6.16 and xenified+patches/linux-2.6.16).

I would have thought it would make more sense for it to diff against vanilla/linux-2.6.16 (i.e., the pristine tree rather than the ref tree). Most people are going to want an all-in-one patch to apply to a vanilla kernel tree.

You are right, I also see no real value in having one xen patch + several extra patches to apply. It rather makes the process of patching more complicated. Although rpm helps me with the patching, I still have to manually review changes in patches/ everytime I rebase our own RPMs... resulting in this very thread. :-)

Does anyone see a use-case for not creating an all-in-one patch? On a second thought, a separate "make mkpatch" (or a more explicit target name) could provide an all-in-one patch without introducing transitioning problems for users of mkpatches.

Should I create a patch to implement that? (Seems rather trivial and suitable for my limited Makefile fu.)

Best Regards,
Michael Paesold


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