Re: kernel-devel: compile MPP/RDAC kernel module

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On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 16:00 +0100, Tim Verhoeven wrote:
> On Feb 18, 2008 3:42 PM, Simon Jolle <urandomdev@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I am running Centos 4.6 wit latest updates. For I/O multipathing I
> > need to use kernel 2.6.9-55 (IBM support matrix). Trying to compile
> > Engenio Linux RDAC Driver[0]
> >
> > I fail to install kernel-devel for this exact kernel (with up2date).
> > Up2date always installs the newest.
> >
> > # make clean
> > make V=1 -C/lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/build
> > M=/root/tmp/linuxrdac-09.02.B5.15
> > MODVERDIR=/lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/build/.tmp_versions
> > SUBDIRS=/root/tmp/linuxrdac-09.02.B5.15 clean
> > make: *** /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/build: No such file or directory.  Stop.
> > make: *** [clean] Error 2
> >
> > # ls -al /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/build
> > ls: /lib/modules/2.6.9-55.ELsmp/build: No such file or directory
> >
> > # uname -r
> > 2.6.9-55.ELsmp
> >
> > # rpm -q kernel-devel
> > kernel-devel-2.6.9-67.0.4.EL.x86_64
> 
> Either install the 2.6.9-55 kernel-devel package. You can provide the
> version number with yum install. Or just use the latest kernel. In the
> past I've run the RDAC modules on so called "not-supported" kernels.
> Usually newer kernels then the one mentioned. I never had any issues
> with it.
> 
> Regards,
> Tim

+1 : i've used mpp/rdac on different CentOS 4.x kernels (including a
setup i've made last week) including latest 4.6 errata kernels and i had
no problems .. so why stick with an old kernel ?

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