[Buildroot] Kernel patches in Buildroot

Arnout Vandecappelle arnout at mind.be
Wed Nov 11 12:04:35 UTC 2015


On 11-11-15 12:35, Joao Pinto wrote:
> Hi,
> We are designing the procedure to release our software stack based on buildroot.
> Could you please tell what is the advised method for including a kernel patch
> set in buildroot? I typically use BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH where I indicate each
> patch file. Is there a easier way like using BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR for example?

 I personally prefer to use a git repository that includes the patches. During
development, I make a local checkout specified with LINUX_OVERRIDE_SRCDIR; for
release, I point to the repository (often on gitlab) and specify a tag.

 BR2_GLOBAL_PATCH_DIR and BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH are basically equivalent, you
can specify a directory with the latter as well.


 Regards,
 Arnout

> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Joao
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