If you just need to build new modules you could do that without rebuilding a whole kernel. I think that if you apply patches to the modules that have a bug and rebuild that modules it should work.
On 8 February 2011 12:25, Alfonso Pardo <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, i am building a lustre server. I am compiling because the patched > kernel 1.8.4 have a bug with the bonding mode 3 and the network > interfaces e1000e > > > > > El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 11:13 +0000, Wojciech Turek escribió: > > So you are building a Lustre server? If the answer is yes, why not to > > use already patched kernel for 1.8.4 which is available for download? > > > > > > On 8 February 2011 11:02, Alfonso Pardo <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > yes, at fist moments I had compiling with 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5 > > but now i > > am triyin with 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 but same error. > > > > I understand its possible to use clients with 1.8.4 and > > servers with > > 1.8.5, but my client demand me 1.8.4, becouse he doubts of > > recents > > versions. > > > > To summarize > > > > LUSTRE 1.8.4 > > KERNEL 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 > > SSOO CENTOS 5.5 > > LUSTRE PATH 1.8.4 > > > > Error after path (quilt ok), make oldconfig and make: > > > > CC mm/filemap.o > > mm/filemap.c: In function ‘set_page_constant’: > > mm/filemap.c:594: error: ‘SWAP_FAIL’ undeclared (first use in > > this > > function) > > mm/filemap.c:594: error: (Each undeclared identifier is > > reported only > > once > > mm/filemap.c:594: error: for each function it appears in.) > > mm/filemap.c:604: error: implicit declaration of function > > ‘try_to_unmap’ > > mm/filemap.c:604: error: ‘SWAP_SUCCESS’ undeclared (first use > > in this > > function) > > make[1]: *** [mm/filemap.o] Error 1 > > make: *** [mm] Error 2 > > > > El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 10:23 +0000, Wojciech Turek escribió: > > > > > Hi Alfonso, > > > > > > looking at 1.8.4 download page I can see that originally it > > was build > > > against 2.6.18-194.3.1.el5 kernel whereas you are trying to > > build > > > against 2.6.18-194.32.1.el5, so the difference maybe enough > > to break > > > build process. Anyway as Tina said you can run mix of 1.8.4 > > and 1.8.5 > > > clients. Also if you building a Lustre client you don't have > > to patch > > > the kernel. > > > In case you are building lustre server I would recommend to > > use Lustre > > > 1.8.5 and kernel which comes with it. You can run different > > Lustre > > > version on the clients and servers (for example 1.8.5 > > servers and > > > 1.8.4 clients or mix of 1.8.4 and 1.8.5 clients) as long as > > all the > > > Lustre servers are running the same version. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Wojciech > > > > > > On 8 February 2011 07:39, Alfonso Pardo > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > upps,I don't finished...... > > > > > > Sorry, may be I don't explain so good. I am trying > > to compile > > > lustre > > > 1.8.4 with patches of lustre 1.8.4 with the kernel > > source code > > > > > > recomended by oracle (2.6.18-194.3.1.0.1.el5) in > > centos 5.5. > > > When I try > > > to compile I get a error. > > > > > > But If I try to compile same kernel with lustre > > 1.8.5 with > > > patches of > > > 1.8.5 in centos 5.5 it work, but I need to use 1.8.4 > > becouse > > > all my > > > system has 1.8.4 installed > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > El mar, 08-02-2011 a las 08:24 +0100, Alfonso Pardo > > escribió: > > > > > > > Sorry, may be I don't explain so good. I am trying > > to > > > compile lustre > > > > 1.8.4 with patches of lustre 1.8.4 with the kernel > > source > > > code > > > > recomended by oracle (2.6.18-194.3.1.0.1.el5) in > > centos 5.5. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > El lun, 07-02-2011 a las 14:41 -0500, Brian J. > > Murrell > > > escribió: > > > > > On Thu, 2011-02-03 at 09:35 +0100, Alfonso Pardo > > wrote: > > > > > > But, I have used a kernel with subsequenced > > recomended > > > by Oracle, I have > > > > > > downloaded the source kernel from Oracle > > lustre 1.8.4 > > > web page. > > > > > > > > > > But you are trying to patch it with Lustre > > 1.8.5. You > > > cannot (usually) > > > > > do that. If you use 1.8.4 you need to use the > > kernel that > > > it was built > > > > > to work with. If you use 1.8.5 you need to use > > the kernel > > > that *it* was > > > > > built to work with. You cannot (again, usually) > > mix and > > > match the > > > > > supported kernel from one Lustre release with > > the patches > > > from another. > > > > > > > > > > b. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Lustre-discuss mailing list > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > http://lists.lustre.org/mailman/listinfo/lustre-discuss > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alfonso Pardo Díaz > > > > > > Unidad de Sistemas y Explotacion (USE) > > > CETA-CIEMAT > > > Calle Sola nº 1, Trujillo (CACERES) > > > Tel. 927 65 93 17 > > > www.ceta-ciemat.es > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Lustre-discuss mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://lists.lustre.org/mailman/listinfo/lustre-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Alfonso Pardo Díaz > > > > Unidad de Sistemas y Explotacion (USE) > > CETA-CIEMAT > > Calle Sola nº 1, Trujillo (CACERES) > > Tel. 927 65 93 17 > > www.ceta-ciemat.es > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Wojciech Turek > > > > Senior System Architect > > > > High Performance Computing Service > > University of Cambridge > > Email: [email protected] > > Tel: (+)44 1223 763517 > > -- > Alfonso Pardo Díaz > > Unidad de Sistemas y Explotacion (USE) > CETA-CIEMAT > Calle Sola nº 1, Trujillo (CACERES) > Tel. 927 65 93 17 > www.ceta-ciemat.es > > -- Wojciech Turek Senior System Architect High Performance Computing Service University of Cambridge Email: [email protected] Tel: (+)44 1223 763517
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