On 6/25/07, Mike Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
By saying the vanilla kernel route, I meant downloading 2.6.18.8 from
kernel.org and
doing the patches against it, and then running that kernel. I just downloaded
it and the
patches worked fine against that base. The problem is that I am not sure what
I lose by
loading that kernel over the patched version that opensuse distributes.
Especially since I like to use EVMS, and I know that seems to work out of the
box with
the patched opensuse kernel. Device mapper support is in 2.6.18.8, but again I
am not
sure what else went into the opensuse version.
Is there a list of all patches that opensuse applied to the generic 2.6.18.8
kernel?
If you install the 2.6.18 suse kernel sources, one of the files is the
specfile (iirc). In the specfile you will find all the suse patches
to vanilla.
Also, I contacted Tejun, and his existing patches are on a path to be
incorporated into
2.6.23, but he is about to release PMP support for AHCI SATA controllers, which
should
be very popular too.
Really. That is good news. If that is so, then they will be in the
next rc series. And the KOTD kernel is normally only a few days
behind vanilla and normally tracks the rc series. So if you want to
wait until 2.6.23-rc1 is released (maybe a month from now?) and then
watch the kotd kernel to see when it gets updated you should have a
good way to go forward.
Also, a few weeks after that a new 10.3 alpha/beta will likely come
out that has the new kernel. Both of those kernels have all the Suse
patches in them. (FYI: there is already a schedule for the alpha/beta
released of 10.3 if you want to try and see when things are likely
going to happen.)
FYI: AFAIK the 10.2 userland tools will work with a 10./3 Alpha/Beta
kernel and/or a KOTD kernel, so you would just need to update the
kernel. You can point yast to the Alpha/beta repository and tell it
to get just the kernel package.
With kotd, I think you have to download the rpm and install it manually.
I'll try and track down the forward port of the patchset, but I may try just
running with the patched vanilla 2.6.18.8 first.
I haven't used bugzilla before, but I'll work on getting a request added. PMP
support is
just SO useful, and windows drivers now pretty much support it across the board
on a
bunch of different controllers. Linux really needs it since software raid
works so well.
If it is part of 2.6.23 vanilla, then there may be no need. ie. I
don't think PMP requires anything but kernel support and suse would be
very unlikely to disable it once it is available in vanilla.
I guess the one issue maybe how the timing works. ie. Will 2.6.23 be
released in time for 10.3's release? If not, then maybe the Suse team
would consider adding the PMP patch to there 2.6.22 kernel.
Thanks,
Mike
Greg
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Greg Freemyer
The Norcross Group
Forensics for the 21st Century
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