[openib-general] Re: error compiling kernel...

[Sayantan Sur]

Hello,

Grant/Johann: Thanks for your replies!!

>(1) Replace the infiniband directory on 2.6.14 with the infiniband directory
>    from the repository (as you always do).
>(2) Update the include directory in your kernel tree:
>        cd $KERNEL_SOURCE_TREE/drivers/infiniband/include
>        cp -p -r * ../../../include
>    This just updated the scsi and rdma directories in include.
>(3) Apply the fib-frontend patch to your kernel
>        cd $KERNEL_SOURCE_TREE
>        patch -p1 \
>          <$GEN2/trunk/src/linux-kernel/patches/linux-2.6.14-fib-frontend.diff
>    This exports a needed symbol: ip_dev_find
>
>Now if you compile the kernel the usual way, all should work.
>  
>
Works perfectly. 
"$GEN2/trunk/src/linux-kernel/patches/linux-2.6.14-fib-frontend.diff" 
solves the symbol export problem.

Thanks,
Sayantan.

>Johann
>  
>


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