As far as I can tell, there is currently no hook to allow patching the out of tree wifi drivers, since they're merged into the kernel source after patching.

 

I was able to add the ability to patch these drivers with just a one line change:

 

Spoiler

diff --git a/lib/compilation.sh b/lib/compilation.sh
index 7bb90902..ddaf24a8 100644
--- a/lib/compilation.sh
+++ b/lib/compilation.sh
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ compile_kernel()
        # build 3rd party drivers
        compilation_prepare

+       advanced_patch "wifi" "$KERNELPATCHDIR" "$BOARD" "" "$BRANCH" "$LINUXFAMILY-$BRANCH"
+
        # create linux-source package - with already patched sources
        local sources_pkg_dir=$SRC

 

 

Would it be possible to add that (or something similar) to the build scripts, or let me know how I can currently add the patches if it's already possible?

 

Thanks!

Solution is simple and it works. But  fragmenting patches further is not what we want to achieve. I would propose to keep this wifi / optional patches as a part of the kernel source and patch it the same way as everything else.

 

Perhaps this way - moving wifi up before major patching? Some wireless patches that are added as patches might need some adjustments. Major one (sunxi-current) is passing.
 

Spoiler

diff --git a/lib/compilation.sh b/lib/compilation.sh
index 7bb90902..1737d991 100644
--- a/lib/compilation.sh
+++ b/lib/compilation.sh
@@ -273,25 +273,18 @@ compile_kernel()
        fi
        cd "$kerneldir"
 
-       # this is a patch that Ubuntu Trusty compiler works
-       # TODO: Check if still required
-       if [[ $(patch --dry-run -t -p1 < $SRC/patch/misc/compiler.patch | grep Reversed) != "" ]]; then
-               display_alert "Patching kernel for compiler support"
-               patch --batch --silent -t -p1 < $SRC/patch/misc/compiler.patch >> $DEST/debug/output.log 2>&1
-       fi
-
-       advanced_patch "kernel" "$KERNELPATCHDIR" "$BOARD" "" "$BRANCH" "$LINUXFAMILY-$BRANCH"
+         if ! grep -qoE '^-rc[[:digit:]]+' <(grep "^EXTRAVERSION" Makefile | head -1 | awk '{print $(NF)}'); then
+                sed -i 's/EXTRAVERSION = .*/EXTRAVERSION = /' Makefile
+        fi
+        rm -f localversion
 
-       if ! grep -qoE '^-rc[[:digit:]]+' <(grep "^EXTRAVERSION" Makefile | head -1 | awk '{print $(NF)}'); then
-               sed -i 's/EXTRAVERSION = .*/EXTRAVERSION = /' Makefile
-       fi
-       rm -f localversion
-
-       # read kernel version
-       local version=$(grab_version "$kerneldir")
+        # read kernel version
+        local version=$(grab_version "$kerneldir")
 
        # build 3rd party drivers
-       compilation_prepare
+        compilation_prepare
+
+       advanced_patch "kernel" "$KERNELPATCHDIR" "$BOARD" "" "$BRANCH" "$LINUXFAMILY-$BRANCH"
 
        # create linux-source package - with already patched sources
        local sources_pkg_dir=$SRC/.tmp/${CHOSEN_KSRC}_${REVISION}_all

 

Patch includes some cleaning of unneeded code.

That looks perfect.