[OpenAFS-devel] Building for linux 4.10
Joe Gorse
jhgorse@gmail.com
Mon, 10 Apr 2017 09:41:17 -0400
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Todd,
Looking at our code review app:
https://gerrit.openafs.org/#/q/linux
I see a 4.8 (linux48 branch name) patch which is only on the master branch,
so I would start there for now.
Cheers,
Joe
On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Todd Lewis <utoddl@email.unc.edu> wrote:
> Is there a straightforward way to figure out which pieces of
> git://git.openafs.org/openafs.git could be used to test on Linux 4.10.x?
> I know
> running Fedora comes with the risk that the kernel gets ahead of
> out-of-tree
> modules, and that the volunteers keeping OpenAFS alive prefer to release
> tested
> software. So I get that there are times like now when the choice is between
> running older kernels or pre-release (or not-yet-written) code. But this
> is a
> personal desktop, not a production service machine, so thin ice is an
> acceptable
> choice. Besides, if I can help out with some testing I'm glad to do that.
>
> Having said all that, and having crawled around the repo with my novice
> level
> git foo, I have not found anything like, "Those willing to crash and burn
> with
> the latest kernels could try this, this, and that." I'm willing, but
> insufficiently en-clued.
>
> Thanks.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Todd,<div><br></div><div>Looking at our code review app:</=
div><div><a href=3D"https://gerrit.openafs.org/#/q/linux">https://gerrit.op=
enafs.org/#/q/linux</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>I see a 4.8 (linux48 b=
ranch name) patch which is only on the master branch, so I would start ther=
e for now.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Joe</div><div><br></d=
iv></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, =
Apr 10, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Todd Lewis <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto=
:utoddl@email.unc.edu" target=3D"_blank">utoddl@email.unc.edu</a>></span=
> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bo=
rder-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Is there a straightforward way t=
o figure out which pieces of<br>
git://<a href=3D"http://git.openafs.org/openafs.git" rel=3D"noreferrer" tar=
get=3D"_blank">git.openafs.org/openafs.<wbr>git</a> could be used to test o=
n Linux 4.10.x? I know<br>
running Fedora comes with the risk that the kernel gets ahead of out-of-tre=
e<br>
modules, and that the volunteers keeping OpenAFS alive prefer to release te=
sted<br>
software. So I get that there are times like now when the choice is between=
<br>
running older kernels or pre-release (or not-yet-written) code. But this is=
a<br>
personal desktop, not a production service machine, so thin ice is an accep=
table<br>
choice. Besides, if I can help out with some testing I'm glad to do tha=
t.<br>
<br>
Having said all that, and having crawled around the repo with my novice lev=
el<br>
git foo, I have not found anything like, "Those willing to crash and b=
urn with<br>
the latest kernels could try this, this, and that." I'm willing, b=
ut<br>
insufficiently en-clued.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
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