[openib-general] DevCon "decision" on userspace

[Sasha Khapyorsky]

On 16:33 Tue 21 Nov     , Woodruff, Robert J wrote:
> Sasha wrote
> 
> >As above this is probably possible via "fake" trees or so, but not
> sure.
> >Do we really want to host kernel sources? It is hosted fine on
> kernel.org
> >today.
> 
> >Sasha
> 
> For the things that are already accepted into Roland or Linus's trees at
> kernel.org, it is probably OK just to point people there, as long as the
> 
> information on how and where to get the kernel.org pieces is documented
> on the OpenFabrics website, or perhaps a wiki.
> 
> However for the kernel components that are not yet in Rolands tree, 
> example SDP, we should have a git tree on the OpenFabrics server 
> where people can get the code. 

Ah ok, it is not about the "links" to kernel.org. I think the
maintainers may host their trees today.

Sasha

> 
> Just to whine one more time.....
> This new SCM process is going to be a lot harder 
> to deal with than then old SVN tree was, where I could just
> do one svn checkout and get all the code. Now I will have to 
> git checkout from 10-15 individual git trees located on different 
> servers, some at kernel.org, some on OpenFabrics and hope it all 
> works together. 
> Should be interesting to see how well this works.
> 
> woody