I am doing some data analysis on the code base of Linux kernel version 2.6. However I noticed that in the kernel website (https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/) patch files are missing after 2.6.13.1. So how do I get the patch files for 2.6.14-2.6.39 versions of the kernel?
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Linux kernels all the way up to 39 are in there, just no patches. Maybe they decided that the patches weren't worth the effort– Mokubai ♦Oct 26, 2014 at 17:31
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@Mokubai - Actually they have patches starting with 3.0 again. It's only 2.6.14-39 releases that's missing. I wonder what's the reason.– KaeserOct 26, 2014 at 18:26
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You can generate patch files yourselves using the full git repositories at https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/history/history.git/ (for versions up to 2.6.12-rc2) and https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/.
Once you have cloned the linux repository, you can create patch files using git:
git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
cd linux
# Patch (based on the first version in series)
git diff v2.6.13..v2.6.13.2 > patch-2.6.13.2
# Incremental patch
git diff v2.6.13.1..v2.6.13.2 > patch-2.6.13.1-2
answered Oct 27, 2014 at 10:20
