On Jan 9, 2013, at 00:36 42, Christopher Cmolik (RIT Student) wrote:
> With our ASI cards we have always had to make sure to recompile the ASI
> kernel module for either hpklinux or the alsa snd_asihpi driver. Kernel
> modules are built using the current working kernel's source tree, so it's by
> default installed to the current kernel version kernel directory (i.e.
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`)
This was one of the major factors driving our decision to base Broadcast
Appliance on CentOS. The CentOS Upstream Distributor has developed a
technology that allows kernel updates to be performed (within certain
well-defined limits) *without* breaking binary compatibility with third-party
kernel drivers. As a result, kernel updates on Broadcast Appliance do *not*
break the ASI (nor any other complying) driver. You can find the technical
details at:
http://dup.et.redhat.com/presentations/DriverUpdateProgramTechnical.pdf
Cheers!
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