Alan,
Saw the following in the 2.2.18 pre-patch when I attempted to apply it
to a 2.2.17 kernel
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|diff -u --new-file --recursive --exclude-from /usr/src/exclude v2.2.17/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds linux/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds
|--- v2.2.17/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds Wed May 3 21:22:13 2000
|+++ linux/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds Sat Dec 9 21:23:21 2000
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File to patch:
Skip this patch? [y]
1 out of 1 hunk ignored
Jeff