[Web10g-user] centos7 kernel compile

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If you have any problems or questions please let me know.

Chris

On October 19, 2018 20:32:09 Craig Tomkow <craig.tomkow at bc.net> wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Next week I will look into the kis-0.13-4.18 tag as well as the updated 
> centos7 repo.
>
> Craig.
>
> On Oct 19, 2018 1:51 PM, rapier <rapier at psc.edu> wrote:
> And I just updated the centos7-web10g repo to 3.10.693-21
>
> This also includes an important bug fix. The build process would be like
> for any other kernel.
>
> get the repo
> make menuconfig
> enable TCP Extended Statistics MIB
> make -j(#of cores) rpm-pkg
>
> Chris
>
> On 10/19/18 1:57 PM, rapier wrote:
>> I thought I should make a point of clarification.
>>
>> I do have patches specifically for the current CentOS kernel but those
>> are mostly being used in house because we rely on proprietary kernel
>> modules (omnipath drivers) that are only available for the official
>> CentOS kernel.
>>
>> If you aren't relying on CentOS specific kernel modules you can install
>> the generic Linux kernel without any notable difference in performance
>> or functionality. If that's the case I would suggest getting the
>> official Web10g repo from https://github.com/rapier1/web10g. List the
>> tags and checkout the kis tag that corresponds to the kernel you want to
>> build. For example, if you wanted the latest Linux kernel you would
>> issue 'git checkout kis-0.13-4.18'. Then just configure and build the
>> rpm package.
>>
>> If you want the patch set that's specific to the centos kernel I have
>> one for linux-3.10.0-693.21.1.el7. I can post the patch or send it to
>> you. If you like I can also just upload some prebuilt rpms to google
>> drive for you. I will work on getting the web10g-centos repo up to date
>> but that might take some time as I have a few other projects on my plate.
>>
>> Let me know what works best for you.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> On 10/19/18 11:04 AM, rapier wrote:
>>> Hi Craig,
>>>
>>> That repo is pretty old. Let me take a look at and see where it stands.
>>> I have patch sets for more recent versions of the centos kernel and a
>>> different build method. It may take a few hours to figure out where
>>> things stand but I'll try to get back to you by close of business.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On 10/18/18 7:07 PM, Craig Tomkow wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have been attempting to successfully compile a web10g kernel for
>>>> centos7. I'm looking to run NDT.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I have tried compiling various kernels and patches without success (the
>>>> centos7 backport https://github.com/rapier1/centos7-web10g, web10g git
>>>> tag kis-0.9-3.10, etc).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Is there a recommended kernel/patch, git tag and compile process for
>>>> compiling web10g for centos7?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> <https://github.com/rapier1/centos7-web10g>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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