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

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

> Quoting Stefan Roscher <ossrosch at linux.vnet.ibm.com>:
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] IB/ehca: fix bugs to support rhel 4.5 in OFED 1.2.c-11
> 
> 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. 

Can you post the error message? Esp the cache patch looks like
it can't be fixing compile errors sine you replace a struct
by an identical typedef.






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