From e117f06fdb5ebd11d6ca8a678a925993d70820de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Greg Veldman Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:29:06 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Document the possibility of klp-build use in older kernels This would primarily be in downstream vendor kernels where it may be backported due to the presence of additional vendor patches/configs which are not supported by kpatch-build. --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ddb5ebd1..08e120cf 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ > [klp-build](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scripts/livepatch/klp-build), > which is now part of the upstream Linux kernel. > +> The new `klp-build` functionality may also be backported/necessary +> on various downstream vendor kernels, depending on the presence of +> other patches and/or kernel config options which are not supported +> by this tool. Consult your vendor documentation and kernel sources +> for further information. +> > **klp-build architecture support:** > - x86-64: supported (Linux 6.19+) > - arm64: patches in development on LKML