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Re: [MTD] how to retrieve all patches related MTD bitflip_threshold from one old version to new one

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chrysophoron kit,

On Tue, May 2, 2017 at 11:51 AM, chrysophoron kit
<chrysophoronkit@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello every MTD export
>
> who knows how to retrieve all patches related MTD be applied from one
> old version kernel
> to new one? for example, we are now using 2.6.39, but we don't want to
> update kernel

And what about security updates?

> vertion to v4.x, we only want to update and install all MTD patches
> related MTD bitflip_threshold.
> becase we now continue using our old drivers based on 2.6.39, but
> found one issue is related to
> ECC bitflip_threshold, which 2.6.39 doesn't involve it. It is
> impossible now to let company update
> kernel version.

Well, if you really want to maintain your own franken-kernel you have
to inspect the git logs between 2.6.39 and mainline and backport
all needed changes. This is not trivial nor a lot of fun.

-- 
Thanks,
//richard

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[MTD] how to retrieve all patches related MTD bitflip_threshold from  one old version to new one chrysophoron kit <chrysophoronkit@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 12:00 +0200
  Re: [MTD] how to retrieve all patches related MTD bitflip_threshold  from one old version to new one Richard Weinberger <richard.weinberger@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 13:40 +0200

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