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List:       linux-backports
Subject:    Re: Building Backports Without the Kernel Config
From:       Johannes Berg <johannes () sipsolutions ! net>
Date:       2014-05-22 6:38:21
Message-ID: 1400740701.4174.2.camel () jlt4 ! sipsolutions ! net
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On Wed, 2014-05-21 at 23:18 -0700, Daniel Schultze wrote:
> I need a driver that is available in backports but I do not have the
> original kernel's source or config. I do have a vanilla kernel of the
> same version and can approximate the config to some degree.
> 
> Given these conditions can I have a reasonable stable module for a
> production system?

No. This might work but it doesn't seem likely to be very reliable. If
you have module versioning enabled then it will probably not even load.

johannes

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