fc kernels vs standard?

[Mark Haney]

Mike Wright wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was trying to apply the ipset patch to the kernel shipped with fc4 
> and it didn't take.  The patch README advised that it may not apply 
> cleanly to distro specific kernels.  I'd really like to be able to use 
> the extensions to netfilter.
>
> Could somebody point out (or point me to) the differences between the 
> stock kernels from kernel.org and those generated for fedora, and why?
>
> Been running RH in production since 5.2.  Hate to have to change 
> platforms because the fc kernel has diverged so far from the standard.
>
I think you'll find that all distros will exhibit more or less the same 
issues with that patch.  All distros I know of patch their kernels in 
specific ways depending on the distro.  You're best bet is to compile a 
vanilla kernel with the netfilter extensions patch.  In fact, even if 
that patch did take in the Fedora version, I'm not sure I'd try to use 
it.  If I need a specific patch that's not part of a distros kernel, I 
always go vanilla for it.



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