[Ocfs2-users] ocfs2 custom builds

[Sunil Mushran]

Randy Ramsdell wrote:
> My main question was not related to compiling ocfs2 v.oldversion on a
> newer kernel. I was asking will source compile _at all _on a supported
> kernel version such as 2.6.20 and not 2.6.20-patch level.  If  ocfs2
> will compile and be considered stable on  an appropriate pristine kernel
> source, then that negates the kernel upgrade I was refering to.  What I
> have seen so far is newer versions of ocfs2 patched into the same kernel
> version(prinstine) but not requiring a newer kernel version. Same kernel
> but different distro patch level. When it does require a newer kernel
> version, then  steps can be made to make that work as long as the source
> will actually compile.
Can you be more specific? As in, I am trying to run X version of
OCFS2 on Y version of the kernel. Your post has left me totally
confused. Also, define supported kernel. Supported by whom?

> This does seem like the tricky part, but could be resolved by a source
> comment stating so. Maybe the source package could state something like,
> "this only works for kernel v.XXXXX unless we must consider the
> particular distro's kernel patch level. At that point, we would know
> what versions are compatible and could compile source within those
> parameters and it would be considered stable.

To do that we have to test it. What we test is:
1. OCFS2 1.2 with EL and SLES
2. OCFS2 version bundled with its corresponding mainline kernel

We don't test OCFS2 1.2 against any mainline kernel nor
test the version bundled with mainline against SLES or EL.