[openib-general] which patches are needed for 2.6.17 kernel?

Or Gerlitz or.gerlitz at gmail.com
Tue Jul 11 12:55:35 PDT 2006


On 7/11/06, Sean Hefty <mshefty at ichips.intel.com> wrote:
> Johann George wrote:
> > Still having problems compiling:
> >
> > CC [M]  drivers/infiniband/core/addr.o In file included from
> > drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c:38:
> > drivers/infiniband/include/rdma/ib_addr.h:43: error: field 'dev_type' has
> > incomplete type drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c: In function 'copy_addr':
> > drivers/infiniband/core/addr.c:95: error: 'RDMA_NODE_IB_CA' undeclared (first
> > use in this function)
>
> It looks like you're pulling old header files.  Did you delete or rename the
> standard linux/include/rdma directory?

Indeed, note that when you want to replace a kernel's IB code with
what's in the SVN its a must to replace both drivers/infiniband AND
include/rdma, a common method is to put drivers/infiniband and
include/rdma a side, put the svn code under drivers/infiniband and
have include/rdma being a soft link to
../drivers/infiniband/include/rdma

Or.
the common methof




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