[Linux-cluster] GFS for Linux kernel 2.6.16

[Thomas Karsten]

Hallo,

thanks for your suggestions.

On Wednesday 16 August 2006 22:24, Robert Peterson wrote:
> CVS keeps all back versions of the code, but it's not necessarily easy 
> to find a
> subset that works with a given kernel, unless it happens to be the one 
> we're developing on.

When do you decide to develop for a new kernel? Couldn't you store the code
in your releases directory and tag it before you start programming for a new
kernel version? In this case you will always have working releases for
various kernel versions.

> There's always the possibility of upgrading your kernel too.  :7)

I know and I agree :-) Unfortunately I am using a Xen kernel and standard
Xen builds only against version 2.6.16.

On Wednesday 16 August 2006 23:38, David Teigland wrote:
> Look here: ftp://sources.redhat.com/pub/cluster/releases/
> 
> The latest release: cluster-1.02.00.tar.gz
> builds against a standard 2.6.16 kernel.

I will try to use this release and to build it against the 2.6.16 kernel.

On Thursday 17 August 2006 01:17, Patton, Matthew F, CTR, OSD-PA&E wrote:
> would it be too hard to start tagging releases?
> 
> CVS Tag: 2.6.16-stable, or 2.6.16-dev, 2.6.18-dev
> for example

I agree. This would make it much easier to find the matching sources,
especially for people who will download GFS for the first time (like me).
Since a version of GFS is build against a special kernel version I was
surprised that there is no identification of the source code (like the
tagging that Matthew mentioned above).

Thomas