5.1. Building a patch for your kernel

In order to patch the linux kernel to support LVM 1.0.8, you must do the following:

1. Unpack LVM 1.0.8

   # tar zxf lvm_1.0.8.tar.gz

2. Enter the root directory of that version.

   # cd LVM/1.0.8

3. Run configure

   # ./configure

   You will need to pass the option --with-kernel_dir to configure if your linux kernel source is not in /usr/src/linux . (Run ./configure --help to see all the options available)

4. Enter the PATCHES directory

   # cd PATCHES

5. Run 'make'

   # make

   You should now have a patch called lvm-1.0.8-$KERNELVERSION.patch in the patches directory. This is the LVM kernel patch referenced in later sections of the howto.

6. Patch the kernel

   # cd /usr/src/linux ; patch -pX < /directory/lvm-1.0.8-$KERNELVERSION.patch