Michael MacIsaac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > How can I tell what patches are already on if any? > Hmm - good question - write it down somewhere and don't lose > that paper :))
There are two classes of patch to consider. A running Linux kernel > > A few more hints: > 1) The command uname -a or more specifically uname -v tells you > when the kernel was last rebuilt: > # uname -v > #1 SMP Fri Nov 23 19:45:36 CET 2001 > > 2) SuSE has the directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.7/Documentation/s390 > which has the files: > # ls *.readme > linux-2.4.7-s390-1.readme linux-2.4.7-s390-kerntypes.readme > linux-2.4.7-s390-2.readme linux-2.4.7-s390.readme > From this we inferred that patches 0, 1 and 2 are applied > > 3) Look for patch files in /usr/src - of course this does not > tell you if they have been applied or if the kernel has been > rebuilt. > # ls /usr/src/*.diff > /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-s390-3.diff /usr/src/linux-2.4.7-s390-4.diff > Then you can at least try to apply the diffs to see if they've > already been applied. > > There's gotta be a more scientific way - I defer to the more > powerful wizards on this list. > > > -Mike MacIsaac, IBM [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 >
