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From: dsd@gentoo.org (Daniel Drake )
To: Gentoo Kernel List <gentoo-kernel@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-kernel] [ANNOUNCE] genpatches-2.6.18-8 release
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 16:29:01
Message-Id: 20061226162830.B5A7C7B40A0@zog.reactivated.net
1 This is an automated email announcing the release of genpatches-2.6.18-8
2
3
4 CHANGES SINCE 2.6.18-7
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6
7 Revision 784:
8 backport r783: handle ext3 corruption better (dsd)
9 Added: 1900_ext3-dir-corruption.patch
10
11 Revision 785:
12 this patch is not needed for 2.6.18 (dsd)
13 Deleted: 1500_ibmtr-memory-corruption.patch
14
15 Revision 786:
16 fix some squashfs crashers (dsd)
17 Added: 4301_squashfs-fsfuzzer.patch
18
19 Revision 788:
20 Fix a possible infinite loop in isofs (dsd)
21 Added: 1905_fs-buffers-infinite-loop.patch
22
23 Revision 790:
24 Fix handling of corrupt cramfs blocks (dsd)
25 Added: 1910_cramfs-block-corruption.patch
26
27 Revision 791:
28 Fix handling of corrupt HFS root inode (dsd)
29 Added: 1915_hfs-root-inode.patch
30
31 Revision 793:
32 backport r792: Fix handling of corrupt ext2 directory size field (dsd)
33 Added: 1920_ext2-corrupt-dir-size.patch
34
35 Revision 794:
36 2.6.18-8 release (dsd)
37
38
39 PATCHES
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42 When the website updates, the complete patch list and split-out patches will be
43 available here:
44 http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/genpatches/patches-2.6.18-8.htm
45 http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/genpatches/tarballs/genpatches-2.6.18-8.base.tar.bz2
46 http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/genpatches/tarballs/genpatches-2.6.18-8.extras.tar.bz2
47
48
49 ABOUT GENPATCHES
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51
52 genpatches is the patchset applied to some kernels available in Portage.
53
54 For more information, see the genpatches homepage:
55 http://dev.gentoo.org/~dsd/genpatches
56
57 For a simple example of how to use genpatches in your kernel ebuild, look at a
58 recent gentoo-sources-2.6.* ebuild.
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