Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-07 Thread Pavel Roskin
Hi, Keith! > A frequent requirement is to rename vmlinuz-2.x.y to 2.x.y-old or > 2.x.y.save to preserve a working kernel. But renaming the image does > not change the value of uname -r so it still tries to use modules > 2.x.y, which defeats the purpose of saving an working kernel. Thank you for

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Russell King
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 01:36:05AM -0700, Mike Castle wrote: > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:12:17AM +0200, Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote: > > You assign a new EXTRAVERSION to the new kernel you are building, and keep the > > old kernel at the old name. > > Except that some patches (ie, RAID, -ac) use EX

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Keith Owens wrote: >>On Sun, 6 May 2001, Keith Owens wrote: >>>A frequent requirement is to rename vmlinuz-2.x.y to 2.x.y-old or >>>2.x.y.save to preserve a working kernel. >> >>I don't see how this patch is necessary when we have >>"EXTRAVERSION" available. Change EXTRAVERSI

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Lars Marowsky-Bree
On 2001-05-06T01:36:05, Mike Castle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:12:17AM +0200, Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote: > > You assign a new EXTRAVERSION to the new kernel you are building, and keep the > > old kernel at the old name. > > Except that some patches (ie, RAID, -ac) u

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Mike Castle
On Sun, May 06, 2001 at 10:12:17AM +0200, Lars Marowsky-Bree wrote: > You assign a new EXTRAVERSION to the new kernel you are building, and keep the > old kernel at the old name. Except that some patches (ie, RAID, -ac) use EXTRAVERSION. There needs to be a new variable, say USERVERSION, that wi

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Lars Marowsky-Bree
On 2001-05-06T17:45:06, Keith Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > You already have a working kernel which you want to rename to use as a > backup version. Changing EXTRAVERSION and recompiling builds a new > kernel and adds uncertainty about whether the kernel still works - did > you change any

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Keith Owens
On Sun, 6 May 2001 03:35:34 -0400 (EDT), "Mike A. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Sun, 6 May 2001, Keith Owens wrote: >>A frequent requirement is to rename vmlinuz-2.x.y to 2.x.y-old or >>2.x.y.save to preserve a working kernel. > >I don't see how this patch is necessary when we have >"EXT

Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-06 Thread Mike A. Harris
On Sun, 6 May 2001, Keith Owens wrote: >Date: Sun, 06 May 2001 17:15:45 +1000 >From: Keith Owens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Subject: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r > >A frequent requirement is to rename

[patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r

2001-05-05 Thread Keith Owens
A frequent requirement is to rename vmlinuz-2.x.y to 2.x.y-old or 2.x.y.save to preserve a working kernel. But renaming the image does not change the value of uname -r so it still tries to use modules 2.x.y, which defeats the purpose of saving an working kernel. Normally I would say that this is