From: Jesper Juhl Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 00:07:44 +0000 (-0800) Subject: [PATCH] README: add info about -stable to README and point at applying-patches.txt X-Git-Url: http://git.alex.org.uk [PATCH] README: add info about -stable to README and point at applying-patches.txt Signed-off-by: Jesper Juhl Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- diff --git a/README b/README index 4ee7dda..61c4f74 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ INSTALLING the kernel: failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has made a mistake. + Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels + (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply + directly to the base 2.6.x kernel. Please read + Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information. + Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this process. It determines the current kernel version and applies any patches found.