LPI Linux Certification/Patching A Kernel

Detailed Objective
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Description: Candidates should be able to properly patch a kernel to add support for new hardware. This objective also includes being able to properly remove kernel patches from already patched kernels.


 * Key knowledge area(s):
 * Kernel Makefiles


 * The following is a partial list of the used files, terms and utilities:
 * patch
 * gzip
 * bzip2