Hi Karanbir,
I am not sure I can do this. CentOS kernel is heavyly patched so
trying to add the changes that enable the CONNMARK would not be easy
and frankly beyond my current expertise.
Seems that getting the tarball from kernel.org the feasible way.
tks.
On 1/26/06, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> mbneto wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > The latest fedora kernel already has the CONNMARK support. I'd like
> > to use it in my centos 4.2 server.
> >
> > I know it is not as stable as the 2.6.9.x the comes with centos but it
> > is an alternative to using the vanilla kernel.
> >
> > I've managed to rebuild the rpm of the FC4 kernel in my Centos server
> > but when trying to install I get
> >
> > Failed dependencies:
> > mkinitrd >= 4.2.15-1 is needed by kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.root.i686
> > selinux-policy-targeted < 1.23.16-1 conflicts with
> > kernel-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.root.i686
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> you need to update the dep chain downward. Also keep in mind that the
> fc4 kernel releases are often in quick succession and in most cases
> involve fix's. So you are going to be rebuilding the kernel often.
>
> My recommendation would be to get the centos kernel, and build a patch
> for that - you can then just rebuild it to suit your own purpose.
>
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