# Use the default kernel version if the Makefile doesn't override it
-ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),)
- ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.4.34
- LINUX_RELEASE:=1
- LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=f59665540a7f3351ea416a0dad104b55
- else
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.21.4
- LINUX_RELEASE:=1
- LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=c50995d713ba2d73f148e10073342568
- endif
-endif
-KERNEL:=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.4.35.4
+else
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.6.21.7
+endif
+LINUX_RELEASE?=1
+
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.4.34)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=f59665540a7f3351ea416a0dad104b55
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.4.35.4)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=34066faff3d8c042df1c7600b08b8070
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.21.7)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=bc15fad1487336d5dcb0945cd039d8ed
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.23.17)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=a0300a393ac91ce9c64bf31522b45e2e
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.24.7)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=40a73780d51525d28d36dec852c680c4
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.25.17)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=30618bff93fd4fd048e20a9a6aab8e5d
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.26.5)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=98261b39a558cf0739703ffea7db9f43
+endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.27-rc7)
+ LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=39c859ea15b96b30de63305008a39ab1
+endif
+
+# disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
+LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM?=x
+
+KERNEL?=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+KERNEL_PATCHVER=$(shell echo '$(LINUX_VERSION)' | cut -d. -f1,2,3 | cut -d- -f1)