[Lustre-discuss] Lustre 2.3 for Kernel 2.6.34

[Dilger, Andreas]

On 2013/12/02 7:16 AM, "Alfonso Pardo" <alfonso.pardo at ciemat.es> wrote:

>Hello,
> 
>I am trying to compile lustre client 2.3 (2.2 same problem) for kernel
>2.6.34. I need to use this kernel, got from
>www.kernel.org <http://www.kernel.org>, because my clients need ACPI
>modules, and only this kernel version is compatible with my servers
>(ACPI).

If you only need 2.6.34 clients, then you don't need to patch the kernel
at all.
If you need ACPI support for your hardware, then I suspect that the RHEL6
2.6.32
kernel will have back-ported the support required for your hardware, and
you
should just use the RHEL6 server kernel.

Cheers, Andreas

>I got erros when I apply patches to the kernel with ³quilt push ­av²
> 
>Brief:
> 
>0) Machine Centos 6.2
>1) Kernel version 2.6.34
>2) Lustre software from git repository:
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# git clone
>git://git.whamcloud.com/fs/lustre-release.git
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# cd lustre-release
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# sh ./autogen.sh
>3) And from my kernel soruce code directory:
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# ln -s
>~/lustre-release/lustre/kernel_patches/series/2.6-rhel6.series series
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# ln -s
>~/lustre-release/lustre/kernel_patches/patches patches
>[root at bc linux-2.6.34.14]# quilt push -av
>Applying patch patches/lustre_version.patch
>patching file include/linux/lustre_version.h
> 
>Applying patch patches/mpt-fusion-max-sge-rhel6.patch
>patching file drivers/message/fusion/Kconfig
>patching file drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
> 
>Applying patch patches/raid5-mmp-unplug-dev-rhel6.patch
>patching file drivers/md/raid5.c
>Hunk #1 FAILED at 2177.
>Hunk #2 succeeded at 2394 with fuzz 1 (offset -1738 lines).
>1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- rejects in file drivers/md/raid5.c
>Restoring drivers/md/raid5.c
>Patch patches/raid5-mmp-unplug-dev-rhel6.patch does not apply (enforce
>with -f)
>Restoring drivers/md/raid5.c
> 
>Any idea?
> 
> 
>Thanks in advance!!!!!
> 
> 
> 
>


Cheers, Andreas
-- 
Andreas Dilger

Lustre Software Architect
Intel High Performance Data Division