[ewg] Re: [PATCH] IB/iser: make all fixes patches apply on full kernel source

[Erez Zilber]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

> Since we'll have RC6, I'd like to add the following cosmetic change:
> move iscsi_scsi_makefile from kernel_patches/fixes to ofed_scripts,
> and use a softlink to put in in place.
>
> The solves the following problem: if I do "git clone" on ofed
> tree without -n, and try to apply the fixes patchset,
> I get a conflict on iscsi_scsi_makefile.patch simply because
> the makefile that this patch attempts to create is part
> of upstream kernel already.
>
> I think this is 0-risk and carries real benefit for developers
> who'll need to support OFED 1.2.
>
> Erez, do you agree? If yes, I'll ask Tziporet to approve, too.
>
I'm ok with it.


Thanks,

Erez