Building New 2.6.x Kernels For Suse 9.[12]

I am curious - suse probably backports at least some .9 fixes to it's 2.6.8 kernel (and adds some of their own), but also it adds functionality (like Reiserfs4 and subfs for example). Can someone list the patches (say, from the 2.6.8-24.3 kernel source) that are required to make a feature-compatible kernel from the vanilla kernel?

Of course, at least some of those patches will likely have to be tweaked, but it's worth the work I think :huh:

TIA

just a question/suggestion here. can a script be written so that a cron is run to automatically check for kernel updates/upgrades and if found download and install them using your current configuration?

the script should have a way to check signatures, if they dont match, dont download.

check the current config of your current kernel. whats built in, whats a module, and so on, this way the new kernel can be set up exactly the same way.

update lilo or grub to contain your new kernel

edit fstab (if need be)

ok. maybe i shouldnt say "can" a script be written. cvs is kinda like this. and we can set YOU to automatically download and install updates. so ofcourse we "can". the question would be "how".

this would come in real handy especially once you get your kernel set exactly the way you want it. it might also be good for n00bs.

as i said, just a suggestion. if someone does figure this out, it would be good to pin it. (it wont be me to figure this out. i dont know programming or scripting).

Thanks, I made my first Kernel Update. From Stock 2.6.