[ewg] EWG/OFED meeting minutes for today (Dec 13, 2011)

[Edward Mascarenhas]

On 12/29/2011 07:21 AM, Steve Wise wrote:
> On 12/22/2011 02:26 PM, Edward Mascarenhas wrote:
>>> There is a suggestion from Eduard from Qlogic to have the backports ad different branches and not as today.
>>> He will start a mail thread on his suggestion.
>>
>> The attached file in pdf format has the proposal. It is also inlined in
>> text below so its easier to comment on. The pdf has 2 diagrams which
>> should make it easier to understand the changes that are proposed.
>>
>> Comments are welcome.
>>
>> - Edward
>
> I like this approach.   I would also do the same thing with kernel_addons so that each branch is just a specific backport.
>
> What are there any disadvantages to your proposal?
>
> Did you get a chance to investigate the other backport projects from this thread?  https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/9/9/327
>

Some of us have been reviewing this work.
We don't see how this could be used with distro kernels (which we would
need for OFED).

Edward

> Steve.
>
>

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