[ewg] Re: Will SLES 10 sp1 be supported in OFED 1.2

[Erez Zilber]

Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
>> --- ofa_kernel-1.2/configure.orig	2007-03-21 13:45:41.000000000 +0200
>> +++ ofa_kernel-1.2/configure	2007-03-21 14:27:20.000000000 +0200
>> @@ -202,7 +202,15 @@ get_backport_dir()
>>                  echo 2.6.15
>>          ;;
>>          2.6.16.*-*-*)
>> -                echo 2.6.16_sles10
>> +                sp=$(grep PATCHLEVEL /etc/SuSE-release | cut -d" " -f3)
>> +                case ${sp} in
>> +                    1)
>> +                        echo 2.6.16_sles10_sp1
>> +                    ;;
>> +                    *)
>> +                        echo 2.6.16_sles10
>> +                    ;;
>> +                esac
>>          ;;
>>          2.6.16*)
>>                  echo 2.6.16
>>
>> 	b) This patch is based on a patch by Preggna S (http://lists.openfabrics.org/pipermail/ewg/2007-February/002573.html):
>>
>>     
>
> This approach breaks non-native builds.
> We need to limit ourselves to testing the kernel version.
>
> I expect we can for now say that linux-2.6.16.X-*-* is sles10
> for X < 37 and sp1 for X>= 37.
>
>   
I suggest that we ask Novell if that is correct. Moiz, Matthias & Alex -
do you agree with Michael's suggested fix?

Erez