How are fedora kernels modified from vanilla kernels

[Javier Perez]

Alexander Dalloz wrote:

> 
>>If I want to recompile the kernel (I might have to do it to solve a ACPI 
>>DSDT problem with a laptop), what should I used, kernel-sourcecode or
>>kernel src.rpm?
> 
> 
> What are your skills in handling SRC.RPMs? I prefer to have an RPM, so I
> choose the kernel SRC.RPM, i.e. when I patch in the user-mode-linux
> patch. (Yes, with the kernel-sourcecode you can run "make rpm" too, but
> the the makefile uses a much more basic spec file to create an RPM.)
> 
> Alexander
> 
> 
> 

If i figure it right, it means that the src.rpm gives me the patches AND 
the plain vanilla kernel. So If I want to recompile I still have to 
apply the patches to bring the version of my kernel up to whatever point 
number is being used, 2.6.8.1-521, for example. That is before I do the 
menuconfig thing.

Am I right?

Javier
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