Bug#392015: [Debian] Re: Bug#478208: linux-patch-openvz asks for kernel version 2.6.18 while default kernel on lenny is 2.6.24

[Kir Kolyshkin]

Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
> maximilian attems wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 05:52:35PM +0400, Kir Kolyshkin wrote:
>>     
>>> Do you mean our tree? We have rebased to rc5 now, the branch is called
>>> v2.6.26-rc5-ovz
>>>       
>> checkout that and a bit surprised to find grsecurity stuff there.
>>
>> what has this todo with openvz?
>>     
>
> It was added to 2.6.18 by customer's request. We try not to allow
> kernels to disperse from one another too much, so the grsecurity
> patches were ported later to 2.6.24 and 2.6.26.
>
> However, we can drop this functionality for Debian port if required,
> so please, let us know.
>   
I'd like to add that this is definitely not the full grsecurity patch. 
Just the TPE feature as far as I know.