[ATrpms-devel] kmdl macro implementations - Are they available for general use?

[Paulo Cavalcanti]

On 3/14/07, Brett Delle Grazie <Brett.Dellegrazie at intact-is.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi,
>
> I apologise if this is the wrong list for this question but there was no
> FAQ which points to the
> current implementation of Atrpms macros for kmdls including the RHEL
> bits.  If they are available
> publicly and free to use could someone please let me know the URL for the
> most
> up-to-date version?
>
> I have read the discussions on the fedora lists and was disappointed that
> the kmdl implementation
> (or at least some of the suggestions and questions it raised) were not
> adopted/pursued by Fedora.
>
> As a sysadmin of multiple linux RHEL4 systems, many of which require
> external device drivers (or
> more recent versions than available with vendor kernels), I have a great
> need for this facility.
>
> Until recently I have been using kmod.  I now plan to switch to kmdl (if
> possible) as I require the
> facility of having multiple kernels installed (in case the newest one
> fails) with the capability to
> update the device drivers independently of the kernel.
>
> This is particularly the case for IBM's ServeRAID, Qlogic's HBA adaptors
> and some Broadcom
> Nic's.  In fact, IBM makes a point of not providing support for their
> products if their most recent
> kernel driver is not used (and matched to the firmware level of the
> device).
>
> This makes the facilities provided by kmdl quite important and very
> useful.  Please note I have
> read Axel's website on Fedora about kmdl but the macros there do not
> contain the RHEL bits which
> I need.
>


Please, read this:

http://people.atrpms.net/~pcavalcanti/LCG_kernel_modules.html

However, be advised that it is not an official FAQ.


-- 
Paulo Roma Cavalcanti
LCG - UFRJ
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