[ofa-general] [PATCH] mlx4: implement MOD_STAT_CFG command to use for changing ConnectX page size

Roland Dreier rdreier at cisco.com
Mon May 19 07:51:01 PDT 2008


 > To continue with, maybe we just state that kernels < X = 2.6.26 are not
 > compatible with FW version > Y = 2.3? or have the patch that fixes the
 > problem be sent to -stable versions of older kernels?

Why?  This patch provides a pretty simple way for older kernels and
newer firmware to continue to work together, while providing the new
functionality with new firmware and new kernels.  Why introduce
gratuitous breakage?

 - R.



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