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Ok, I'll try it.
But isn't patch-2.6.11.12 intended to move from 2.6.11.11 to 2.6.11.12? I.e., doesn't this mean that it'll reverse my 2.6.11.12 back to 2.6.11.11 so that I'll have to reverse-patch down to 2.6.11.0?
If you are upgrading between releases using the stable
series patches (for example, patch-2.6.xx.y), note that
these "dot-releases" are not incremental and must be
applied to the 2.6.xx base tree. For example, if your
base kernel is 2.6.12 and you want to apply the 2.6.12.3
patch, you do not and indeed must not first apply the
2.6.12.1 and 2.6.12.2 patches. Similarly, if you are
running kernel version 2.6.12.2 and want to jump to
2.6.12.3, you must first reverse the 2.6.12.2 patch
(that is, patch -R) _before_ applying the 2.6.12.3 patch.
This info was taken from the /usr/src/linux-2.6.15/README
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