[openib-general] RE: SDP fails to compile on SVN6829

[Devesh Sharma]

Hi,

are there any limitations faced by old SDP implementation, why
reimplementation is required?


On 5/1/06, Bob Woodruff <robert.j.woodruff at intel.com> wrote:
>
> Michael wrote,
> > do I need an additional patch or is the backport patch broken ?
>
> Personally, I don't think we should be moving code into the trunk
> until it is ready, and obviously this new SDP is not ready.


This is correct  code should no be added to the trunk until its not
complete.

Anyone else have an opinion on how/when things get moved to the trunk ?
> Shouldn't it be kept on a branch till it is ready ?
>
>
> >I think you need these:
>
> >   A /gen2/branches/backport/2.6.9/linux_skbuff_6754_to_2_6_11.patch
> (from
> >/gen2/branches/backport/2.6.11/linux_skbuff_6754_to_2_6_11.patch:6765)
>
> For example, this patch adds a function
> static inline void skb_header_release(struct sk_buff *skb)
> that does not do anything yet.
>
> Maybe I better wait till you have this new
> SDP completed before moving to it, until then I will use the older
> SDP.
>
> woody
>
> ===================================================================
> --- /dev/null   1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
> +++ last_stable/include/linux/skbuff.h  2006-04-30 09:16:05.000000000+0300
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +#ifndef LINUX_SKBUFF_H_BACKPORT
> +#define LINUX_SKBUFF_H_BACKPORT
> +
> +#include_next <linux/skbuff.h>
> +
> +/**
> + *      skb_header_release - release reference to header
> + *      @skb: buffer to operate on
> + *
> + *      Drop a reference to the header part of the buffer.  This is done
> + *      by acquiring a payload reference.  You must not read from the
> header
> + *      part of skb->data after this.
> + */
> +static inline void skb_header_release(struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +
> +#endif
>
> MST
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