From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Thomas Mueller Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] add dkms support Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:46:28 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Return-path: Received: from lo.gmane.org ([80.91.229.12]:41896 "EHLO lo.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755960Ab0G1Rqk (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:46:40 -0400 Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OeAiD-0005GP-D3 for ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:46:37 +0200 Received: from 80-219-106-215.dclient.hispeed.ch ([80.219.106.215]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:46:37 +0200 Received: from thomas by 80-219-106-215.dclient.hispeed.ch with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:46:37 +0200 Sender: ceph-devel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: To: ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org Am Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:02:19 -0700 schrieb Sage Weil: > BTW, the Debian kernel guys would rather include the ceph module in the > main kernel package than include a dkms package directly in Debian. > That means maintaining a backport branch specifically for 2.6.32 (the > squeeze kernel). > > (We should still have this dkms package available on the ceph site, of > course!) would be cool if they included it in squeeze kernel. but i'm bit surprised. squeeze freeze is expected late august (http:// lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/06/msg00002.html) and debian folks normaly don't bump versions and only do bugfixing after a release. so I would expect that squeeze has to include a stable ceph.ko and stable server side too. And as the freeze seems to be approaching fast this would be a tough schedule. what leads me to my other question: when will ceph be considered "stable"? :) - Thomas