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| − | + | The ''Backports Project'' enables old kernels to run the latest drivers. | |
| − | + | "''Backporting''" is the process of making new software run on something old. A version of something new that's been modified to run on something old is called a "''backport''". | |
| − | + | The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process for Linux drivers. These tools form the ''backports'' suite. | |
| − | + | = History = | |
| − | + | The Backports Project started in 2007 as ''compat-wireless''. It was renamed to ''compat-drivers'' as the project's scope broadened beyond just wireless network drivers. Nowadays, the project is known simply as ''backports''. | |
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| − | + | As of the 3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers had been backported. | |
| − | + | Recent versions of backports support mainline kernels back to version 3.0. The older backports-3.14 supports all kernel versions back to version 2.6.26. | |
| − | + | = Resources = | |
| − | + | * Package releases: [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ (download)] | |
| − | + | * Daily snapshots: [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git (linux-next)] [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git (linux-stable)] | |
| − | + | * [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository] | |
| + | * [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker:] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]] | ||
| − | + | = Documentation = | |
| + | * [[license|Linux kernel backports license]] | ||
| + | * User documentation | ||
| + | ** [[documentation|Overview]] | ||
| + | ** [[Documentation/packaging|Package release mode]] | ||
| + | ** [[Documentation/integration|Kernel integration mode]] | ||
| + | * [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Developer documentation]] | ||
| + | * [[Bugs|Reporting bugs & security vulnerabilities]] | ||
| − | + | == Papers == | |
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| − | + | * [http://coccinelle.lip6.fr/papers/backport_edcc15.pdf Increasing Automation in the Backporting of Linux Drivers Using Coccinelle - Luis R. Rodriguez, Julia Lawall] (12 pages) | |
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| − | + | == Videos == | |
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| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXATzae7eng Automatically Backporting the Linux Kernel - Luis Rodriguez] (54 minutes) | ||
| + | ** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014 | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buZrNd6XkEw An Introduction to Coccinelle Bug Finding and Code Evolution for the Linux Kernel - Julia Lawall] (1 hour 58 minutes) | ||
| + | ** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014 | ||
| + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFXQ6zyHCg An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros] (43 minutes) | ||
| + | ** LinuxCon and CloudOpen Conference, New Orleans, October 2013 | ||
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| + | = Community = | ||
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| + | * [[Mailing list]]: [http://marc.info/?l=linux-backports (archives)] [[Mailing list|(subscribe)]] [mailto:backports@vger.kernel.org (send)] | ||
| + | * [[IRC]]: server "irc.freenode.net", channel "#kernel-backports" | ||
| + | * [[Social media|Twitter]]: @LinuxBackports | ||
| + | * [[Social media|identi.ca]]: @LinuxBackports | ||
| + | * [[Meetings]] | ||
| + | * [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Contributing]] | ||
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| + | [[File:88x31.png]] - This text is licensed under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License]. | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 17 July 2017
The Backports Project enables old kernels to run the latest drivers.
"Backporting" is the process of making new software run on something old. A version of something new that's been modified to run on something old is called a "backport".
The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process for Linux drivers. These tools form the backports suite.
History
The Backports Project started in 2007 as compat-wireless. It was renamed to compat-drivers as the project's scope broadened beyond just wireless network drivers. Nowadays, the project is known simply as backports.
As of the 3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers had been backported.
Recent versions of backports support mainline kernels back to version 3.0. The older backports-3.14 supports all kernel versions back to version 2.6.26.
Resources
- Package releases: (download)
- Daily snapshots: (linux-next) (linux-stable)
- git repository
- Bugzilla bug tracker: (notes)
Documentation
- Linux kernel backports license
- User documentation
- Developer documentation
- Reporting bugs & security vulnerabilities
Papers
Videos
- Automatically Backporting the Linux Kernel - Luis Rodriguez (54 minutes)
- SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014
- An Introduction to Coccinelle Bug Finding and Code Evolution for the Linux Kernel - Julia Lawall (1 hour 58 minutes)
- SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014
- An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros (43 minutes)
- LinuxCon and CloudOpen Conference, New Orleans, October 2013
Community
- Mailing list: (archives) (subscribe) (send)
- IRC: server "irc.freenode.net", channel "#kernel-backports"
- Twitter: @LinuxBackports
- identi.ca: @LinuxBackports
- Meetings
- Contributing
- This text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
