Patches confusion

[Jose Rodriguez]

Hi

I'm happily running a 2.6.22 kernel to which I applied the HPET
patch and the Josh Triplett port of the Arjan's one (the one found
in powertop's "tips & tricks" section). This last one allegedly
"changes a few background timers in the Linux kernel".

I'm confused as to what to do now to upgrade the kernel and keep
(or improve) these goodies. HPET has been merged in 2.6.24, I
believe; what about the second patch? It's a bit ethereal
what it does.

What's the strategy now, take 2.6.24 and see if said patch applies
cleanly? Are some features now segregated in smaller patches, like
the cpu-iddle one? If someone could clarify it would be very
useful.

Thanks
Jose