From 6ad44229ec85b3938a313a325f0449e23eac8aac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jesper Juhl Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 16:07:44 -0800 Subject: [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 --- README | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index 4ee7dda88ba..61c4f742923 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. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2