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| − | This is a python script written by [[User:Clark]] to track, fetch, and apply Ingo's -rt patches to a git kernel tree | + | This is a python script written by [[User:Clark]] to track, fetch, and apply Ingo's -rt patches to a git kernel tree. It can be fetched [http://people.redhat.com/williams/rtpatch/rtpatch here]. |
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This python script started life as a convenience script that would tell me when Ingo released a new -rt patch, since there have been times when Ingo churned out four or more -rt patch spins in a twelve hour period :). | This python script started life as a convenience script that would tell me when Ingo released a new -rt patch, since there have been times when Ingo churned out four or more -rt patch spins in a twelve hour period :). | ||
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The script presumes the existance of two directories: | The script presumes the existance of two directories: | ||
| − | + | # A Patch directory for storing the patch | |
| − | + | # A Linux git tree from kernel.org | |
Here's the usage message: | Here's the usage message: | ||
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This will fetch the current -rt patch to the '''source''' directory and will then apply the patch to the '''linux-kernel.git''' git tree, (assuming that the patch hasn't already been applied). Your git tree will end up with a branch that is named after the -rt patch (e.g. if you issue the ''apply'' command and the current -rt patch is patch-2.6.18-rt5, you will end up with a branch named v2.6.18-rt5 in the git tree). | This will fetch the current -rt patch to the '''source''' directory and will then apply the patch to the '''linux-kernel.git''' git tree, (assuming that the patch hasn't already been applied). Your git tree will end up with a branch that is named after the -rt patch (e.g. if you issue the ''apply'' command and the current -rt patch is patch-2.6.18-rt5, you will end up with a branch named v2.6.18-rt5 in the git tree). | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | * [[http://people.redhat.com/williams/rtpatch/rtpatch RT Patch Manager]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:07, 7 October 2006
This is a python script written by User:Clark to track, fetch, and apply Ingo's -rt patches to a git kernel tree. It can be fetched here.
[edit] Documentation
This python script started life as a convenience script that would tell me when Ingo released a new -rt patch, since there have been times when Ingo churned out four or more -rt patch spins in a twelve hour period :).
The script presumes the existance of two directories:
- A Patch directory for storing the patch
- A Linux git tree from kernel.org
Here's the usage message:
$ rtpatch --help
usage: rtpatch [options] <cmd>
where [options] is one of:
--gittree=<path> - specify git tree to apply [./linus-kernel.git]
--patchdir=<path> - specify patch directory [./sources]
where <cmd> is one of:
check - get the latest version of the patch
get - fetch the latest version of the patch
apply - fetch and apply the latest version of the patch
running with no arguments checks for existance of the patch
So, to just check the current version available:
$ rtpatch
Available RT patch:
patch-2.6.18-rt5
If you want to fetch this version of the patch:
$ rtpatch get
You'll see a progress bar while the script retrieves the patch and saves it in your current directory
If you want to track the -rt patches using a git tree, make sure you have git installed on your system, make sure you have lots of disk space somewhere, change directories to that place and type:
$ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git
Then go away for a long time. When the command finishes you will have a clone of Linus's git tree and you're ready to fetch and apply the -rt patch.
Assuming that you are in a directory that contains two subdirectories named source and linus-kernel.git, you can issue the command:
$ rtpatch apply
This will fetch the current -rt patch to the source directory and will then apply the patch to the linux-kernel.git git tree, (assuming that the patch hasn't already been applied). Your git tree will end up with a branch that is named after the -rt patch (e.g. if you issue the apply command and the current -rt patch is patch-2.6.18-rt5, you will end up with a branch named v2.6.18-rt5 in the git tree).
