linux: move to 4.8-rc8 with no patches for POWER9 platforms
Instead of attempting to apply teh 4.4.x openpower patches, apply
no patches for POWER9 systems (for now).
Fixes: https://github.com/open-power/op-build/issues/659
Signed-off-by: Stewart Smith <stewart@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
index 8716c46..ca57270 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var"
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.8-rc5.tar.xz"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.8-rc8.tar.xz"
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH=""
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE_EPAPR=y
BR2_PACKAGE_BUSYBOX_SHOW_OTHERS=y
BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FIRMWARE=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index e5eff9f..543f678 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@
BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var"
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.8-rc5.tar.xz"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_TARBALL_LOCATION="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-4.8-rc8.tar.xz"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH=""
BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_26_X=y
BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/linux"