[ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: fix bugs to support rhel 4.5 in OFED 1.2.c-11

[Stefan Roscher]

Hi Michael,

On Saturday 11 August 2007 20:10, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Quoting Stefan Roscher <ossrosch at linux.vnet.ibm.com>:
> > Subject: [PATCH] IB/ehca: fix bugs to support rhel 4.5 in OFED 1.2.c-11
> > 
> > After OFED-1.2.c uses another kernelcode base
> 
> Another base as compared to what?

Compared to the code level of ehca within OFED-1.2.

As far as I can see, OFED 1.2 uses the code level of Linux 2.6.21, whereas OFED 1.2.c uses the code level of Linux 2.6.22.


> 
> > we have to adapt the backport
> > files for rhel-4.5.
> > 
> 
> We do? What is the problem you are solving? Is the build broken?

Yes ehca in OFED-1.2.c does not compile on rhel-4.5 without these patches. 

Regards Stefan