If you just need to build new modules you could do that without rebuilding a whole kernel. I think that if you apply patches to the modules that have a bug and rebuild that modules it should work.<br><br><br> <br><div class="gmail_quote">
On 8 February 2011 12:25, Alfonso Pardo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es">alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
yes, i am building a lustre server. I am compiling because the patched<br>
kernel 1.8.4 have a bug with the bonding mode 3 and the network<br>
interfaces e1000e<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 11:13 +0000, Wojciech Turek escribió:<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">> So you are building a Lustre server? If the answer is yes, why not to<br>
> use already patched kernel for 1.8.4 which is available for download?<br>
><br>
><br>
> On 8 February 2011 11:02, Alfonso Pardo <<a href="mailto:alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es">alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
> yes, at fist moments I had compiling with 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5<br>
> but now i<br>
> am triyin with 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 but same error.<br>
><br>
> I understand its possible to use clients with 1.8.4 and<br>
> servers with<br>
> 1.8.5, but my client demand me 1.8.4, becouse he doubts of<br>
> recents<br>
> versions.<br>
><br>
> To summarize<br>
><br>
> LUSTRE 1.8.4<br>
> KERNEL 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5<br>
> SSOO CENTOS 5.5<br>
> LUSTRE PATH 1.8.4<br>
><br>
> Error after path (quilt ok), make oldconfig and make:<br>
><br>
> CC mm/filemap.o<br>
> mm/filemap.c: In function ‘set_page_constant’:<br>
> mm/filemap.c:594: error: ‘SWAP_FAIL’ undeclared (first use in<br>
> this<br>
> function)<br>
> mm/filemap.c:594: error: (Each undeclared identifier is<br>
> reported only<br>
> once<br>
> mm/filemap.c:594: error: for each function it appears in.)<br>
> mm/filemap.c:604: error: implicit declaration of function<br>
> ‘try_to_unmap’<br>
> mm/filemap.c:604: error: ‘SWAP_SUCCESS’ undeclared (first use<br>
> in this<br>
> function)<br>
> make[1]: *** [mm/filemap.o] Error 1<br>
> make: *** [mm] Error 2<br>
><br>
> El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 10:23 +0000, Wojciech Turek escribió:<br>
><br>
> > Hi Alfonso,<br>
> ><br>
> > looking at 1.8.4 download page I can see that originally it<br>
> was build<br>
> > against 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 kernel whereas you are trying to<br>
> build<br>
> > against 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, so the difference maybe enough<br>
> to break<br>
> > build process. Anyway as Tina said you can run mix of 1.8.4<br>
> and 1.8.5<br>
> > clients. Also if you building a Lustre client you don't have<br>
> to patch<br>
> > the kernel.<br>
> > In case you are building lustre server I would recommend to<br>
> use Lustre<br>
> > 1.8.5 and kernel which comes with it. You can run different<br>
> Lustre<br>
> > version on the clients and servers (for example 1.8.5<br>
> servers and<br>
> > 1.8.4 clients or mix of 1.8.4 and 1.8.5 clients) as long as<br>
> all the<br>
> > Lustre servers are running the same version.<br>
> ><br>
> > Best regards,<br>
> ><br>
> > Wojciech<br>
> ><br>
> > On 8 February 2011 07:39, Alfonso Pardo<br>
> <<a href="mailto:alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es">alfonso.pardo@ciemat.es</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> > upps,I don't finished......<br>
> ><br>
> > Sorry, may be I don't explain so good. I am trying<br>
> to compile<br>
> > lustre<br>
> > 1.8.4 with patches of lustre 1.8.4 with the kernel<br>
> source code<br>
> ><br>
> > recomended by oracle (2.6.18-194.3.1.0.1.el5) in<br>
> centos 5.5.<br>
> > When I try<br>
> > to compile I get a error.<br>
> ><br>
> > But If I try to compile same kernel with lustre<br>
> 1.8.5 with<br>
> > patches of<br>
> > 1.8.5 in centos 5.5 it work, but I need to use 1.8.4<br>
> becouse<br>
> > all my<br>
> > system has 1.8.4 installed<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 08:24 +0100, Alfonso Pardo<br>
> escribió:<br>
> ><br>
> > > Sorry, may be I don't explain so good. I am trying<br>
> to<br>
> > compile lustre<br>
> > > 1.8.4 with patches of lustre 1.8.4 with the kernel<br>
> source<br>
> > code<br>
> > > recomended by oracle (2.6.18-194.3.1.0.1.el5) in<br>
> centos 5.5.<br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > ><br>
> > > El lun, 07-02-2011 a las 14:41 -0500, Brian J.<br>
> Murrell<br>
> > escribió:<br>
> > > > On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 09:35 +0100, Alfonso Pardo<br>
> wrote:<br>
> > > > > But, I have used a kernel with subsequenced<br>
> recomended<br>
> > by Oracle, I have<br>
> > > > > downloaded the source kernel from Oracle<br>
> lustre 1.8.4<br>
> > web page.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > But you are trying to patch it with Lustre<br>
> 1.8.5. You<br>
> > cannot (usually)<br>
> > > > do that. If you use 1.8.4 you need to use the<br>
> kernel that<br>
> > it was built<br>
> > > > to work with. If you use 1.8.5 you need to use<br>
> the kernel<br>
> > that *it* was<br>
> > > > built to work with. You cannot (again, usually)<br>
> mix and<br>
> > match the<br>
> > > > supported kernel from one Lustre release with<br>
> the patches<br>
> > from another.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > b.<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > _______________________________________________<br>
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> > > ><br>
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> > ><br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > Alfonso Pardo Díaz<br>
> ><br>
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><br>
> Alfonso Pardo Díaz<br>
><br>
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> Wojciech Turek<br>
><br>
> Senior System Architect<br>
><br>
> High Performance Computing Service<br>
> University of Cambridge<br>
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</div></div>--<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5">Alfonso Pardo Díaz<br>
<br>
Unidad de Sistemas y Explotacion (USE)<br>
CETA-CIEMAT<br>
Calle Sola nº 1, Trujillo (CACERES)<br>
Tel. 927 65 93 17<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Wojciech Turek<br><br>Senior System Architect<br><br>High Performance Computing Service<br>University of Cambridge<br>Email: <a href="mailto:wjt27@cam.ac.uk" target="_blank">wjt27@cam.ac.uk</a><br>
Tel: (+)44 1223 763517 <br>