[ofa-general] Re: [ewg] Re: ofed_kernel merged with 2.6.24-rc1 patches update required

[Vladimir Sokolovsky]

Steve Wise wrote:
> 
> 
> Vladimir Sokolovsky wrote:
>> Hello,
>> There is a new branch "ofed_kernel_2_6_24_rc1" under 
>> git://git.openfabrics.org/ofed_1_3/linux-2.6.git
>>
>> All patches from kernel_patches/fixes that were applied in 2.6.24-rc1 
>> were removed from kernel_patches/fixes directory.
>> The "problematic" patches from kernel_patches/fixes were moved to the 
>> kernel_patches/attic directory.
>>
>> Backport patches and fixes should be updated according to the new 
>> kernel tree.
>> The easy way to do so is using "ofed_scripts/ofed_makedist.sh" utility 
>> which creates tgz file for every supported kernel with all relevant 
>> patches applied.
>>
> 
> Vlad,  have you done any builds against the various kernels?  What 
> exactly should I, as cxgb3 owner, do with this branch other than verify 
> the patches are correct?
> 
> Steve.

Currently some backport patches fails to be applied.
Please verify that cxgb3 backport patches can be applied and that under kernel_patches/fixes all required patches present.

Vladimir.