On Tuesday 07 July 2009 15:31, Lars Ellenberg wrote: > but I was wondering about the status of the > git://git.openfabrics.org/ofed_1_4/linux-2.6.git tree, > whether that is supposed to be the "most uptodate official ofed_1_4" > kernel, and whether or not it is going to be updated to either track > some stable series, or linux-2.6 master. > OFED users install the OFED package on top of an existing kernel (thus the need for backports). By install, I mean that the OFED "*.ko" modules are installed under /lib/modules/<host kernel>/updates -- which supersede the modules under /lib/modules/<host kernel>/kernel. These modules residing in updates are built entirely from code in the OFED source tree (which will also use header files from the kernel resident on the host).
The only thing needed from the kernel on the host system is the API/prototypes, which I understand do not change in the stable series of a given kernel. There is no reason, therefore, to deal with merges to the most recent stable version of a given kernel. Furthermore, bug fixes to modules in a released OFED are put in as patches in the kernel_patches/fixes directory, and if there is demand for it another version of OFED is released with those fixes (e.g., OFED 1.4.1, for OFED 1.4). (For users who need fixes immediately, they can take the OFED daily build, which will incorporate any new patches in the kernel_patches/fixes directory. These patches are applied as part of the OFED installation process). OFED 1.4 will remain at kernel 2.6.27. OFED 1.5 is currently under development, and is based upon kernel 2.6.30. -Jack _______________________________________________ general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openfabrics.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general To unsubscribe, please visit http://openib.org/mailman/listinfo/openib-general
