Jeff Waugh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I'm using RHEL3, with RH's 4.0.1 versioned SRPM (which includes the local
> root compromise fix).

Which I think answers another question I had, you compile your own? What
compiler? I think RH patch their compilers, and libc, too, so I guess
it's possible that an RHEL kernel might have a problem outside an RHEL
environment. (well, anything is possible)

> The patches applied when building on x86 add up to
> about 5MB when bzipped - lots of changes. New drivers, patches from various
> kernel trees, backported stuff like cryptoapi, etc. I'll put up the patch
> some time, or point you to the Debian packages when they're done.

I can wait, I've spent a bit of time going through spec files, trying to
work out what patches to apply, and in what order. I don't really feel
like upgrading anytime soon.

> Probably because it's cool. Red Hat do an incredible job on the kernel (it
> is a pretty ridiculous chunk of their engineering, really), so particularly
> if you're using RHEL, there is *no sensible reason* to build a Linus kernel

Linus kernels are odd, aren't they? 2.3 2.5 2.7  :)

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