[openib-general] [PATCH v2 1/2] ofed_1_2 Changes to kernel_patches/ for ChelsioT3 Support.

[Steve Wise]

> > 
> > So I'm claiming that under my current scheme/design (which is of course
> > can change :) I need these services in every build regardless of which
> > kernel we're building against.  
> 
> OK, I see. Also gen_pool_destroy is needed for older kernels - right?
> 

Yep.  It came out in 2.6.18 I think.  Without gen_pool_destroy().  Which
I added in 2.6.19 if I remember correctly.

> Some notes:
> - distros normally just enable everything, and customer that built
>   his own kernel can be directed to just enable genalloc - no?
>   In that case maybe its best to just rely on it being enabled.
> 
> 

I don't think distros can enable this (see my subsequent email explain
this). 

> - Macro wrappers can be used to export functions like 
>   gen_pool_destroy_new but have code use gen_pool_destroy as it did
>   previously.
> 

Ok.