tree be95a8f0df16e71f41dce26e8e530a900a4173a2
parent 64f562c6df3cfc5d1b2b4bdbcb7951457df9c237
author Randy.Dunlap <rddunlap@osdl.org> 1115334943 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org> 1115336200 -0700

[PATCH] patch-kernel: support non-incremental 2.6.x.y 'stable' patches

Add better support for (non-incremental) 2.6.x.y patches; If an ending
version number if not specified, the script automatically increments the
SUBLEVEL (x in 2.6.x.y) until no more patch files are found; however,
EXTRAVERSION (y in 2.6.x.y) is never automatically incremented but must be
specified fully.

patch-kernel does not normally support reverse patching, but does so when
applying EXTRAVERSION (x.y) patches, so that moving from 2.6.11.y to
2.6.11.z is easy and handled by the script (reverse 2.6.11.y and apply
2.6.11.z).

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rddunlap@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>