I'm using inotify for a project, and desperately require the functionality provided by this patch: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/758183
Can I apply this patch to my existing Linux kernel, or would a recompile be in order?
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That is a patch to the Linux VFS. You will have to recompile the kernel, even if you eventually use ksplice to insert it into the running kernel.
answered Oct 25, 2010 at 9:44
Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams
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- Thanks for the prompt response! Could you please walk me through how to do this without trashing my system? I'm on debian and have the 'linux-source-2.6.26' package installed (sources in /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.26.tar.bz2)user58162– user581622010-10-25 09:48:49 +00:00Commented Oct 25, 2010 at 9:48
- I know nothing of how Debian handles its kernel source, but when you find the appropriate
fs/inotify.c, go into the directory containingfs/and runpatch -p 1 < somefile.patch, then compile as per Debian instructions.Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams– Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams2010-10-25 10:26:56 +00:00Commented Oct 25, 2010 at 10:26 - If you want to use ksplice as per Ignacio's suggestion this may be a good place to start: ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-spunix_ksplice (Updating Custom Kernels).Eduardo Ivanec– Eduardo Ivanec2011-04-18 13:51:53 +00:00Commented Apr 18, 2011 at 13:51