[openfabrics-ewg] [PATCH OFED-1.1-rc7] libehca configure: fix missing check of libsysfs

[Chet Mehta]

Tziporet,

I understand that OFED1.1-rc7 was released without the requested change 
below despite the fact that the request came in before the deadline. As 
things stand, userspace is broken for ehca in OFED 1.1. Was the request 
rejected because ehca is considered a technology preview for this OFED 
release and if so are there well understood (documented) rules/limitations 
on how their submissions are handled?

I'm asking to (a) learn from this experience (b) understand what we 
could/should have done differently (c) help avoid issues of this type in 
the future for us or other contributors. I would appreciate hearing back 
from you. Thx!
 
:Chet.



Hoang-Nam Nguyen/Germany/IBM at IBMDE
10/19/2006 09:41 AM

To
Tziporet Koren <tziporet at dev.mellanox.co.il>
cc
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst at mellanox.co.il>, openfabrics-ewg at openib.org, 
openib-general at openib.org, Vladimir Sokolovsky <vlad at mellanox.co.il>, Chet 
Mehta/Austin/IBM at IBMUS
Subject
Re: [openfabrics-ewg] [PATCH OFED-1.1-rc7] libehca configure: fix missing 
check of libsysfs





Hi,
> The release is closed. We only updating the documents now (will be 
> closed in the coming few hours only).
> Since ehca is in technology preview state these issues are not blockers.
> Please document all issues in ehca release_notes (or send me parts you 
> want to include).
Even though ehca is in technology preview state, there are certainly
some ones who would like to use it. In current ofed the build process
is incomplete for ehca user space. We did send the patches yesterday
as discussed w/ Vladimir and Michael and considered to be on the 
category "2. Small updates for the install". It's very important for us
that one can get ehca compiled and built with ofed. Since those patches 
do not touch any other components and we were one day before todays
deadline, we're very surprised that you reject this code now. What
should be the next steps?
Regards
Nam
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