From 581cdd82a44104901badb249dda0cae2078770ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Minijackson Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2020 12:03:24 +0200 Subject: kernel: clarify note about patched kernels in distribs --- kernel.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel.md b/kernel.md index db1680a..3e7a457 100644 --- a/kernel.md +++ b/kernel.md @@ -85,8 +85,13 @@ The official sources of the Linux kernel can be found in [kernel.org](https://www.kernel.org)[^distrib-patches]. [^distrib-patches]: - Note that these are the *original* sources. Most GNU/Linux - distributions incorporate additional patches to their releases. + Note that these are the *original* sources. Lots of GNU/Linux distributions + incorporate additional patches to the source of their Linux kernel. + + This might be done for various reasons, like for security, performance, or + additional experimental features (e.g. + [Debian](https://sources.debian.org/patches/linux/5.7.6-1/), + [Gentoo](https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/linux-patches.git/tree/?h=5.7)) The official programming language of the Linux kernel is C. It is heavily documented in the `Documentation` subdirectory, using the -- cgit v1.2.3