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This is the home page of the '''Linux kernel backports project'''.
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__NOTOC__
  
<h1>About backports</h1>
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The ''Backports Project'' enables old kernels to run the latest drivers.
  
Backports provide drivers released on ''newer'' kernels backported for usage on ''older kernels''. Always use the latest stable release. The project started since 2007 and was originally known as 'compat-wireless', evolved to 'compat-drivers' and was recently renamed simply to ''backports''. Both daily snapshots based on [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git linux-next], and stable releases based [http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git Linux's stable releases] are provided.
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"''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''".
  
<h1>Backports releases</h1>
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The Backports Project develops tools to automate the backporting process for Linux drivers.  These tools form the ''backports'' suite.
  
  * [http://drvbp1.linux-foundation.org/~mcgrof/rel-html/backports/ Backports release page]
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= History =
  
<h1>General documentation</h1>
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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''.
  
  * [[mailing_list|Backports mailing list]]
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As of the 3.10-based release, over 830 device drivers had been backported.
  * [[social_media|Get news or updates through social media]]
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  * [[documentation|Backports documentation]]
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  * [[Documentation/reporting-bugs|reporting bugs]]
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    * [[bugzilla|backports bugzilla]]
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<h1>Hacker documentation</h1>
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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.
  
<h2>IRC</h2>
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= Resources =
  
Most important of all, IRC. Join us:
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* [[Releases|Package releases: (download)]]
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* 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)]
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* [https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/backports/backports.git git repository]
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* [https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Backports%20project Bugzilla bug tracker:] [[Bugs#Bugzilla|(notes)]]
  
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= Documentation =
irc.freenode.net #kernel-backports
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* [[license|Linux kernel backports license]]
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* User documentation
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** [[documentation|Overview]]
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** [[Documentation/packaging|Package release mode]]
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** [[Documentation/integration|Kernel integration mode]]
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* [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Developer documentation]]
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* [[Bugs|Reporting bugs & security vulnerabilities]]
  
<h2>Hacker documentation</h2>
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== Papers ==
  
  * [[Meetings|Documented backport meetings]]
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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)
  * [[Documentation/backports/hacking|hacking on backports]]
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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)
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** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014
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* [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)
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** SUSE Labs Conference, České Budějovice, October 2014
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvFXQ6zyHCg An Update on the Linux Backports Project - Luis R. Rodriguez, Qualcomm Atheros] (43 minutes)
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** 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)]
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* [[IRC]]: server "irc.libera.chat:6697" (TLS), channel "#kernel-backports"
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* [[Social media|Twitter]]: @LinuxBackports
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* [[Social media|identi.ca]]: @LinuxBackports
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* [[Meetings]]
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* [[Documentation/backports/hacking|Contributing]]
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 27 May 2021


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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Resources

[edit] Documentation

[edit] Papers

[edit] Videos

[edit] Community

88x31.png - This text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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