[Ocfs2-users] 1.2.6 compile failures

[Sunil Mushran]

Are you applying that patch to a plain 2.6.20?

Or, did you apply ocfs2_2.6.20_fixes-20070502-1.patch
before applying ocfs2_2.6.20_fixes-20070220-1.patch.

The 0502 patch includes the changes in 0220.

Jordi Prats wrote:
> Hi,
> I'm getting the same error on a 2.6.20 kernel. If I apply this backports
> it gives me this message:
>
> patch -p1 < ../ocfs2_2.6.20_fixes-20070220-1.patch
> patching file fs/ocfs2/cluster/tcp.c
> Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n]
>
> What sould I do?
>
> Thanks,
> Jordi
>
>
> Sunil Mushran wrote:
>   
>> To add to that, all bugfixes are applied to both the 1.2 and the
>> mainline trees.
>>
>> For older mainline kernels, patch fixes are available here.
>>
>> http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/mfasheh/ocfs2/backports/
>>
>> E. de Ruiter wrote:
>>     
>>> Ah, that makes sense .. thanks.
>>>
>>> nirmal tom wrote:
>>>  
>>>       
>>>> hi,
>>>>
>>>> if u use the mainline version included in the kernel by default,u will
>>>> not have the oracle specific options like datavolume.The are available
>>>> only in 1.2.x series.Similarly,new developments in ocfs2 will be in
>>>> mainline version and not in 1.2 series.It is likely to get errors if
>>>> we try to compile ocfs2 1.2 series against latest kernel releases as u
>>>> try to compile ocfs2 designed for old standard kernel releases against
>>>> new ones
>>>> regards,
>>>> Nirmal Tom.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>         
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