Updating a driver quirk in kernel

[Mandeep Sandhu]

Is this driver loaded as a kernel module? If so, you only need to rebuild
the module against your target kernel and distribute the new module to the
various machines.

If it's a builtin driver, then it'll be a little more involved. If
distributing the new kernel is not feasible have a look at KSplice like
features for hot-patching your kernel.

HTH,
-mandeep



On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:49 PM, venkat <venkat.s at vortexindia.co.in> wrote:

> Os : Debian 6 Kernel Version : 2.6.32
>
> I have been recently working with Linux application and now we have some
> little hard-disk issues where my motherboard doesn't support AHCI
> through bios. On various Google searches i found that i can force Linux
> kernel force load driver to AHCI mode.
>
> i have just now started my kernel walk through and i am very new for
> handling issues.
>
> THS IS THE QUIRK WHICH I FOUND WILL WORK
> :http://tartarus.org/~ds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch
> <http://tartarus.org/%7Eds/quirk-ich-force-ahci.patch>
>
> I download the kernel and its respective headers and did a complete
> kernel build.since its Debian updated it in the client machine and found
> it was working as expected
>
> linux-image-2.6.32_2.6.32-2_i386.deb -- 26MB
> linux-firmware-image_2.6.32-2_all.deb -- 5k
> but now i need to apply the patch in all my client machines which i
> located n remote locations where 26 mb in the network is very high
>
> Is there a way where only this quirk can be updated in client in a
> reduce size like some KO file update.
>
> Is this the only way way to update the driver?? need some guidelines on
> the same.
>
> i also saw :http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-rem...ernel-modules/
> <http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/add-remove-list-linux-kernel-modules/>
>
> in my case can someone guide me with some pointers how this has to be done
>
> Please guide
>
> --
> Regards
> Venkat.S
>
>
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