annotate README-linux-patch @ 401:7d524c984100

Tweak nfs support Fix problem that caused a regression in busybox rm on directories with many files. Limit the feature to only compile with more recent kernels that have all the required features. Signed-off-by: Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
author Charles Manning <cdhmanning@gmail.com>
date Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:24:26 +1200
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1 To build YAFFS in the Linux kernel tree you need to run the patch-ker.sh
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2 script from the yaffs source directory, giving your choice as to whether
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3 you wish to copy (c) or link (l) the code and the path to your kernel
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4 sources, e.g:
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6 ./patch-ker.sh c /usr/src/linux
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8 This will copy the yaffs files into fs/yaffs2 and modify the Kconfig
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9 and Makefiles in the fs directory.
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11 ./patch-ker.sh l /usr/src/linux
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13 This does the same as the above but makes symbolic links instead.
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15 After you've run the script, go back to your normal kernel making procedure
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16 and configure the yaffs settings you want.
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18 Prolems? Contact the yaffs mailing list:
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20 http://www.aleph1.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/yaffs