[CentOS] A Request to Add module to CentOS Linux (3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7.x86_64) 7 (Core)

Fri Sep 11 06:59:02 UTC 2020
Dedoep <stompnoe at gmail.com>

Hello John & Frank,

We have tried both Centos8 and
installing kernel-ml-5.8.6-2.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm but both options are too
"bleeding" edge for our other middleware that still require the Centos
7 3.10.0-1127.18.2.el7.x86_64. Hence the request.

Thanks

On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 4:45 PM Frank Cox <theatre at sasktel.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:27:14 -0700
> John Pierce wrote:
>
> > I googled the module name, it appears to be something new from kernel 5.x
> > ?   Backporting that to 3.10 is likely a massive job.
>
> According to this webpage: https://mininet-wifi.github.io/sixlowpan/
>
> "6LoWPAN is supported by Mininet-WiFi thanks to the fakelb and
> mac802154_hwsim module. Both modules have been developed to support
> 6lowpan, but mac802154_hwsim (which is supported from Linux Kernel version
> 4.18) is gradually replacing fakelb."
>
> Since Centos 8 is on Kernel 4.18, maybe it's already native there.
>
> Doesn't help the chap with Centos 7 though.
>
>
> --
> Can we uninstall 2020 and install it again? This one has a virus.
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