diff --git a/projects/RPi2/patches/linux/README.md b/projects/RPi2/patches/linux/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ebc4a5fc5e --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/RPi2/patches/linux/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +## Raspberry Pi Linux Kernel Patch Instructions + +This is needed because we drop a few commits from the upstream Raspberry Pi linux repo + +The commit id's will change anytime the Raspberry Pi linux kernel is rebase against upstream + +#### Clone the repo +``` +git clone https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux.git +cd linux +``` + +#### Checkout the branch +``` +git checkout rpi-4.4.y +``` + +#### Find the rebase commit, for example +``` +git log --grep 'Linux 4.4.6' +``` +#### This will show a commit +``` +commit 0d1912303e54ed1b2a371be0bba51c384dd57326 +Author: Greg Kroah-Hartman +Date: Wed Mar 16 08:43:17 2016 -0700 + + Linux 4.4.6 +``` + +#### We need to rebase against this commit sha1 +``` +git rebase -i 0d1912303e54ed1b2a371be0bba51c384dd57326 +``` + +#### Then we need to remove some commits. These lines need to be removed +``` +pick 9ee3100 Add non-mainline source for rtl8192cu wireless driver version v4.0.2_9000 as this is widely used. Disabled older rtlwifi driver +pick 143ad45 rtl8192c_rf6052: PHY_RFShadowRefresh(): fix off-by-one +pick 95641b7 rtl8192cu: Add PID for D-Link DWA 131 +pick fbd8454 Added Device IDs for August DVB-T 205 +``` + +#### Then we can create the patch using the same commit sha1 +``` +git format-patch 0d1912303e54ed1b2a371be0bba51c384dd57326 --cover-letter --stdout > linux-01-RPi_support.patch +``` + +---- +#### Rebase conflict + +``` +git reset --hard HEAD +git checkout master +git branch -D rpi-4.4.y +git pull +git checkout rpi-4.4.y +``` + +---- +#### Further Discussion + +https://github.com/LibreELEC/LibreELEC.tv/pull/31