The following outlines steps on how to deal with[1][2] Linux Kernel’s
repository on a Windows system. This content will handle the case of dealing
from a clean clone or a Linux Kernel bundle
(git bundle create kernel.bundle --all; from a Linux source) and using a
temporary repository on a Windows-based system to push content to another Git
repository.
Windows System with Git Installed
Open up Git Bash and perform a no-checkout clone in a directory of your choosing:
$ git clone --no-checkout git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git
Rename the origin branch to official:
$ git remote rename origin official
Setup a sparse checkout environment (to prevent case sensitive file system issues):
$ git config core.sparsecheckout true
$ echo drivers/usb/misc/* >.git/info/sparse-checkout
View the branches you have available and checkout what you want:
$ git branch -a
...
$ git checkout <branch>
Add your new origin remote and push up all your branches:
$ git remote add origin <new origin>
$ git push --all origin
Open up Git Bash and initialize a new repository in a directory of your choosing:
$ git init
Add the bundle as a remote (we will name the remote usb):
$ git remote add usb <path>/kernel.bundle
Fetch your bundle’s content:
$ git fetch --all
Setup a sparse checkout environment (to prevent case sensitive file system issues):
$ git config core.sparsecheckout true
$ echo drivers/usb/misc/* >.git/info/sparse-checkout
View the branches you have available and checkout what you want:
$ git branch -a
...
$ git checkout <branch>
Add your new origin remote and push up all your branches:
$ git remote add origin <new origin>
$ git push --all origin