From: Moni Shoua Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:41:14 +0000 (+0200) Subject: docs: Update to the comment of ib-bonding OS scope. X-Git-Url: https://openfabrics.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=ace00b85b311f632dae283164a02c73800e68b9c;p=~ardavis%2Fofed_docs%2F.git docs: Update to the comment of ib-bonding OS scope. Give a better explanation to the ib-bonding OS scope Signed-off-by: Moni Shoua --- diff --git a/ipoib_release_notes.txt b/ipoib_release_notes.txt index f60ca7c..2d1217a 100644 --- a/ipoib_release_notes.txt +++ b/ipoib_release_notes.txt @@ -272,10 +272,13 @@ Notes: no longer supported * On RHEL4_U7, cannot set a slave interface as primary. * ib-bonding will not be compiled and installed with OFED on OS with kernel - that is >= 2.6.27. The bonding driver that comes with those kernels already - supports enslaving of IPoIB interfaces. However, there still might be a issue - of OS configuration tools (like sysconfig or initscripts) that needs a fix - but such issues were not observed yet. + that is >= 2.6.27 (e.g. SLES11). The bonding driver that comes with those kernels + already supports enslaving of IPoIB interfaces. In addition, an OS can come + with an older kernel but with a patched bonding driver that also doesn't + require modification (e.g. RHEL5.4). OFEED will not replace the bonding + module in such cases also. + However, there still might be a issue of OS configuration tools (like sysconfig or + initscripts) that needs a fix but such issues were not observed yet. ===============================================================================