Re: [gentoo-kernel] Kernel patching solution.

[Daniel Drake <dsd@gentoo.org>]

Peter Volkov wrote:
> Well, I did not wrote all details I have in my head now, but before I've
> started to work on/draft this this I wanted to hear some opinions as I'm
> sure some of you already have thoughts about this. Is this feasible
> solution? Are there better?

I hate l7-filter and wish it would go away.

I would not suggest spending time on the problem, as if I hear that 
someone else is going to add a package that does something similar, I'll 
go and behead them.

As for other options: You could just install the patch to the filesystem 
and require the user to apply it. Other packages do/did this, e.g. hdaps

But the only real solution is this: get the patch merged upstream, or 
equivalent functionality offered in the mainline kernel. Everything else 
is working against the flow of the kernel.

Daniel

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