From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 23 16:36:49 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3777106566B for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:36:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aboyer@averesystems.com) Received: from zimbra.averesystems.com (75-149-8-245-Pennsylvania.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [75.149.8.245]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95E998FC1F for ; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:36:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by zimbra.averesystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1CEE446002; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:17:50 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at averesystems.com Received: from zimbra.averesystems.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (zimbra.averesystems.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id E5UIZblcJuxq; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:17:49 -0500 (EST) Received: from riven.arriad.com (fw.arriad.com [10.0.0.16]) by zimbra.averesystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B7759446001; Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:17:49 -0500 (EST) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1082) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: Andrew Boyer In-Reply-To: <201102211010.p1LAADnK009611@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:18:36 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <1ABBD190-D011-4E0D-9CCB-CB521045E3B2@averesystems.com> References: <201102211010.p1LAADnK009611@freefall.freebsd.org> To: Bruce Cran X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1082) Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/150247: [patch] [ixgbe] Version in -current won't build on 7.x systems X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:36:49 -0000 While I understand that's generally the case, it's how Intel supports = older releases. The code in -current does support building within older = releases (at least 7.X and 8.X), except for the flaws I pointed out. Jack Vogel submitted r217129, r217131, and r217132 to fix this PR, but = didn't mark it closed. -Andrew On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:10 AM, Bruce Cran wrote: > The following reply was made to PR kern/150247; it has been noted by = GNATS. >=20 > From: Bruce Cran > To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, > aboyer@averesystems.com > Cc: =20 > Subject: Re: kern/150247: [patch] [ixgbe] Version in -current won't = build on 7.x systems > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:05:27 +0000 >=20 > We don't support building drivers from -CURRENT within the environment = for an=20 > older release. I think the ixgbe driver would need to be backported to = 7- > STABLE. >=20 > --=20 > Bruce Cran > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------- Andrew Boyer aboyer@averesystems.com