Re: Kernel Patch Functions

On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 12:45, John Robinson wrote:

> I'm doing a research project on the differences between a few Linux
> distributions. One of the focuses of my research is the kernel and how
> each distribution modifies it. I've searched online and all over Red
> Hat's site for the information I'm looking for, but to no avail. Is
> there a place where the effect of each of the patches in the kernel SRPM
> is detailed? I've seen the Changelog, but I'm looking for the effects of
> the patches individually, not for a large list of small changes to the
> whole package. I'm looking for information on 2.4.20-9.2 and 2.4.20-8,
> specifically.

The best place is in the spec file.  It contains a description of most
of the applied patches.

Thanks.
Peter