[nzlug] Kernels (again) and patching

[Glenn Enright]

On 02/12/2007, Nevyn <nevynh at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Does anyone know of a way to figure out if a kernel has any patches applied?
>
> Regards,
> Nevyn.
>


Do you mean a source or binary kernel? Linux or BSD or something else?

Most distro kernels will publish change logs and have a set of
standard changes they apply to a vanilla kernel. Otherwise an unknown
source code kernel is probably best checked using a diff tool and some
educated guessing.

Also, from my readings in linux-kernel mailing lists, maintainers use
git (revision control system) to determine which patches have been
applied to a generated source, but you'll need to google for docs to
find out how they do that.

Regards, Glenn.

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