On Sun, 31 Jul 2011, Timo Neuvonen wrote:
You need at least a 2.6.38 kernel.
And in case of CentOS it means Redhat needs to backport the driver to el6 2.6.32 kernel.
I admit that my secret dream is that RH already would have done that for RHEL 6.1 kernels, otherwise it will take rather long time. AFAIK, they backport things like that only for new minor versions, so if it's not in 6.1 in the beginning, it won't be there before 6.2?
Is this good at all?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support
Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is a framework used to generate Linux kernel modules whose sources do not generally reside in the Linux kernel source tree. DKMS enables kernel device drivers to be automatically rebuilt when a new kernel is installed.
An essential feature of DKMS is that it automatically recompiles all DKMS modules if a new kernel version is installed. This allows drivers and devices outside of the mainline kernel to continue working after a Linux kernel upgrade.
Another benefit of DKMS is that it allows one to install a new driver on an existing system, running an arbitrary kernel version, without any need for manual compilation or precompiled packages provided by the vendor.
I have DKMS installed on Centos 5.6, but have not actually got round to reading all the docs for it yet. I must have thought I needed it at one time for something.
Installed Packages Name : dkms Arch : noarch Version : 2.1.1.2 Release : 1.el5.rf Size : 232 k Repo : installed Summary : Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework URL : http://linux.dell.com/dkms/ License : GPL
Kind Regards,
Keith
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