diff --git a/README b/README index 1c91eca..ca8e84c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -177,16 +177,27 @@ doing this is using scripts/sequence-patch.sh: $ export SCRATCH_AREA=/var/tmp/scratch $ scripts/sequence-patch.sh - + Creating tree in /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3-SLE15-SP3 + Cleaning up from previous run + Linking from /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3.orig + Applying 50892 patches using 4 threads... + Saving modified files... + [ Tree: /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3-SLE15-SP3 ] + [ Generating Module.supported ] + [ Copying config/x86_64/default ] + +Note the Tree: line output by the sequence-patch.sh script which +specifies the location of the expanded kernel tree that is configured +for local build. Please test-compile the kernel or even test-build kernel packages, depending on the impact of your changes. Use scripts/tar-up.sh for -creating an Autobuild source directory. +creating an OBS package directory. The kernel source tree that scripts/sequence-patch.sh creates can be test compiled as follows: - $ cp config/i386/default $SCRATCH_AREA/linux-2.6.18 - $ cd $SCRATCH_AREA/linux-2.6.18 + $ cp config/i386/default /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3-SLE15-SP3 + $ cd /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3-SLE15-SP3 $ make oldconfig $ make @@ -219,7 +230,7 @@ When adding patches that add kernel config options, please also update all config files as follows: $ scripts/sequence-patch.sh - $ cd /var/tmp/scratch/linux-2.6.16 + $ cd /var/tmp/scratch/linux-5.3-SLE15-SP3 $ patches/scripts/run_oldconfig.sh