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From: Rus Foster <rghf@fsck.me.uk>
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Hi All,
I've decided to start trying out the 2.5 kernels and I've got the 2.5.47
tarball and the 2.5.48 patch. However looking at the diff file its trying
to create an a and b directory. Is there a special significance for this
and how do I go about applying the patch?

Rgds

Rus Foster