Is this driver loaded as a kernel module? If so, you only need to rebuild the module against your target kernel and distribute the new module to the various machines.
If it's a builtin driver, then it'll be a little more involved. If distributing the new kernel is not feasible have a look at KSplice like features for hot-patching your kernel. HTH, -mandeep On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:49 PM, venkat <[email protected]> wrote: > Os : Debian 6 Kernel Version : 2.6.32 > > I have been recently working with Linux application and now we have some > little hard-disk issues where my motherboard doesn't support AHCI > through bios. On various Google searches i found that i can force Linux > kernel force load driver to AHCI mode. > > i have just now started my kernel walk through and i am very new for > handling issues. > > THS IS THE QUIRK WHICH I FOUND WILL WORK > :http://tartarus.org/~ds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch > <http://tartarus.org/%7Eds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch> > > I download the kernel and its respective headers and did a complete > kernel build.since its Debian updated it in the client machine and found > it was working as expected > > linux-image-2.6.32_2.6.32-2_i386.deb -- 26MB > linux-firmware-image_2.6.32-2_all.deb -- 5k > but now i need to apply the patch in all my client machines which i > located n remote locations where 26 mb in the network is very high > > Is there a way where only this quirk can be updated in client in a > reduce size like some KO file update. > > Is this the only way way to update the driver?? need some guidelines on > the same. > > i also saw :http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-rem...ernel-modules/ > <http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-remove-list-linux-kernel-modules/> > > in my case can someone guide me with some pointers how this has to be done > > Please guide > > -- > Regards > Venkat.S > > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >
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