Hi Andrew, On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Andrew Lester <martinblan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello misc, > > I've got some simple questions on the patch process which I couldn't find > answers to on > my own. Currently I am running 5.5-RELEASE, and sitting on my 5.6 disc set > waiting to > upgrade. I want to make sure I've been patching my 5.5 system correctly > first, though. :)
You don't need to apply the 5.5 patches to upgrade to 5.6. Use your CD to upgrade to 5.6 and then apply the 5.6 errata. > > 1) Can patches be applied selectively and out of order? Don't do that. > > 2) Is it necessary to reboot the system between each patch, or can a batch be > applied, > and then a reboot performed? Read the instructions at the top of each patch. If it says to reboot, reboot. Obviously if you update your kernel you should reboot at the end. > > 3) Early on I made what I hope is an inconsequential mistake. One of the > first patches > that I applied, I ran the signify command not from root, but using sudo, and > didn't put > sudo in the second part of the piped command. I didn't catch this until after > going > through the make obj, make and make install process (with sudo). When I > realized the > second part of the original signify command didn't work successfully as it > was not run > with root privileges, I just went through the process again, from the root > account. Doing > this seemed to be successful. Does anybody know if this would have failed for > any reason? I've no idea what you did. Follow the instructions and you won't have a problem. > > My next question is regarding patching the kernel, as is the case with the > 013, 016 and > 017 patches for OpenBSD 5.5-RELEASE. Unlike the other patches, kernel patches > don't have > explicit instructions on rebuilding the kernel. I believe I've found a > correct procedure, > and would like to confirm it will work. My system uses the AMD64 GENERIC.MP > kernel. Is the > below process correct? See the FAQ: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq5.html#BldKernel [...snip....] > > Finally, I arrive at my last question, and it relates to another careless > mistake on my > part. :( I downloaded the sig files, and ran the associated signify commands > for patch 013 > and 016 before realizing they were kernel patches and I didn't know how to > recompile the > kernel yet. I caught 017 luckily (fool me thrice?). > > Is it a problem that the source patches for 013 and 016 have both been > applied, without > going through the make process between? If so, is there a way I can revert > the 016 source > patch so I can first make and install the 013 patch? If not, is it safe to > recompile the > kernel with both source patches in place? If yes, I assume it would also be > safe to throw > in 017 as well so I can get all three patches in with a single compile, > correct? Don't waste your time on this, upgrade to 5.6 then follow the instructions for all the errata and you should be in good shape..
