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kernel-patches

Custom Linux kernel patches for vanilla upstream Linux, organized by major version similar to Greg KH's -stable queue.

These patches were born out of an initial need to apply "just a few fixes" to btrfs, and eventually grew to include both additional features and performance/scalability improvements to the entire kernel.

To apply over a release:

  • check out the branch for the kernel you want (see git branch -l)
  • run the kernel-patches/apply.sh script when in the kernel directory (do not use git am, it will very likely mess up the output!)
  • build as usual

All patches of a series must be applied, as some have interdependencies (e.g. between the btrfs/vfs/block layers).

A patch series should apply cleanly to the latest version of the respective -stable release on kernel.org; if it does not then please file a bug here on Github. Older release series will only see sporadic updates, if any.

Enjoy!

Current status (2024-10-21)

  • 6.11.x is my current production branch.

  • Starting with 6.11.5 I have switched from ProjectC to the BORE scheduler extension, since it provides vastly better & actually correct behaviour under load.

  • all other branches < 6.11 are EOL for me.