[openib-general] [PATCH] for OFED 1.2

[Steve Wise]

> > > 
> > > Sean, please install quilt and try using it for working with the system.
> > > Adding new patch is usually done in this way
> > > quilt new <patch>
> > > quilt add <files>
> > > edit
> > > quilt refresh
> > > 
> > > cp patches/<patch> kernel_patches/fixes/
> > > git add kernel_patches/fixes/<patch>
> > > git commit kernel_patches/fixes/<patch>
> > 
> > NOTE: The key to the above process is the assumption that the developer
> > maintains _all_ of the existing patches from kernel_patches/ on top of
> > the ofed_1_2 tree using quilt or stg.  Otherwise quilt/stg isn't buying
> > you anything.
> 
> OFED will do this automatically.
> 

uh, can you explain this?  Given I have a freshly cloned ofed_1_2 git
tree, and I want to change cma.c (a good one cuz there are patches).
What do I do?  There's no quilt stack at all at this point.  Right?  


> > And this doesn't take into account backports.
> 
> The process works with backport patches too: you just have to do this
> 
> > quilt pop -a
> > 
> > > > quilt new <patch>
> > > > quilt add <files>
> > > > edit
> > > > quilt refresh
> > 
> > quilt push -a


But you cannot keep a stack for more than one backport pushed, right?
So you still need to be slapping the stacks of patches around for each
backport.  

Or maybe I'm confused?