[Debian] Re: debian kernel-patch-openvz

[Ola Lundqvist]

Hi Thorsten

On Sat, Sep 29, 2007 at 11:34:08AM +0200, Thorsten Schifferdecker wrote:
> Hi Ola,
> 
> later as i expected, here some info's about your kernel-patch-openvz:

Thanks a lot! Which version are you referring to now. The version in
unstable or stable?

> * there's no need to patch the kernel with drbd(8), so please remove it
> from diffs in kernel-patch-openvz, debian package for debian exist:
> 
>   etch -> drbd0.7-module-source
>   lenny (+ etch-backports) -> drbd8-module-source

Ok. Do they harm in any way?

> * remove the diffs about kernel driver aic94xx, which isn't in debian
> kernel tree, or add comments, that this driver is included.

Ok. I have just ported the upstream openvz patches as they are.
Do they harm?

> * revert exec perms race fix, see
> http://git.openvz.org/?p=linux-2.6.18-openvz;a=commit;h=5f35bc73d461c8fb3cacae7d943ea3578ef12a01

This seems to be a quite big change. I'll see if I can remove it in an
easy way.

> So check the git.openvz.org linux-2.6.18-openvz tree against the diff in 
> the kernel-patch-openvz.

Hmm. I really need to learn how git works so I can make the patch merge work
easier... :) Do you know any good description?

> I've you need my patch between git.openvz.org and the debian linux 
> kernel tree, let me know.

It would be useful I think, yes.

Best regards,

// Ola

> Bye,
> Thorsten
> 

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