[RETRY #2] Web100 kernel patch on fedora stock kernels

[Rahul Sundaram]

Dave Jones wrote:

>On Wed, Oct 12, 2005 at 04:20:22PM -0700, Kenneth Porter wrote:
>
> > >If you look at the existing patches generally do not add new features but
> > >contain bug fixes in order to fix the problem sooner and usually are
> > >later merged into the upstream kernel.
> > 
> > Is there some way to tell for each patch where it came from and what it's 
> > status is upstream? Like a kernel.org bugzilla entry (or whatever they 
> > use). How does the kernel maintainer know when it's time to pull a patch 
> > out of the RPM?
>
>It's usually time to pull it when it no longer applies to the latest upstream :-)
>The actual patchfiles contain info at the top of the file (or at least a
>pointer to the bugzilla they're fixing) in most cases, though some of the
>'legacy' patches don't have any description yet.
>
>		Dave
>
>  
>
It would be useful to add description to those legacy patches too and 
maintain the current status in a URL and kill the Fedora kernels are 
heavily patched myth while providing technically capable or merely 
curious users more information on the patches.

regards
Rahil