On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Yasha Karant <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/30/2011 03:02 PM, Akemi Yagi wrote:
>> I should also note that kernel-ml is not for production use but it's >> been quite stable and Alan has been doing a good job of keeping it up >> to date. :-) >> >> http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml >> >> Akemi > I have done a search for "production" on http://elrepo.org/tiki/FAQ, with > one result: > > 2. What is the advantage of a kABI-tracking kmod over a DKMS enabled driver > Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is another packaging method for > delivering automatic 3rd party kernel driver updates. The main disadvantage > of DKMS for Enterprise Linux is that the driver is automatically recompiled > (by the DKMS utility) for each new kernel meaning that the system must > contain the appropriate development packages and compiler, something that is > not always desirable on a production Enterprise Linux system. > > Is the above all you mean by "kernel-ml is not for > production use" in reference to kernel 2.6.35? No, I was not referring to the mainline kernel available from kernel.org. It was about the *kernel-ml* package from elrepo.org. I was hoping everybody would read the link I provided in my post before using the kernel-ml package. Here once again: http://elrepo.org/tiki/kernel-ml In the Notes section: "These packages are provided As-Is with no implied warranty or support. Using the kernel-ml may expose your system to security, performance and/or data corruption issues. Since timely updates may not be available from the ELRepo Project, the end user has the ultimate responsibility for deciding whether to continue using the kernel-ml packages in regular service." That is what meant by "not for production use". Of course you can use it as far as you know what you are doing/using. The kernel-ml package was intended for hardware testing that may not be covered by the kmod packages. However, further discussion regarding the ELRepo packages must go to the elrepo mailing lists: http://elrepo.org/tiki/MailingLists Akemi
