[openib-general] Announcing the OpenFabrics Enterprise Distribution

[Tziporet Koren]

Hi Hal,
I was on Passover vacation so the reply was a little delayed.
Hope it still useful.

Tziporet

>> Q: Is OFED development happening in the open?
> How can that be ? The 1.0 branch contains no kernel code. Where is the
> OFED kernel code kept ?
>   
We take it from git that is targeted for next kernel release.
> So there will never be a bug fixed on the 1.0 branch being merged back
> to the trunk ? For various components, the trunk has diverged and is
> ahead of the 1.0 branch.
>
>   
We will create the needed fix for the branch in case the truck is 
changed a lot.

> Can someone explain the OFED location layout in the OF svn tree ?
>   
Look under 1.0 branch for the ibed directory (ibed was the first name of 
this release and we will need to change the directory name).
If things are not clear there please ask and we will provide more data.
>   
> How do discrepancies in the accepted patches between OF and OFED get
> resolved ?
>
>   
We have fixes directory for patches that are critical for OFED and are 
not yet accepted in the trunk.
The install script apply all patches when creating the RPMs. (this is 
also correct for back-port patches)
Once a fix makes it to the trunk we take it from there.