Alan Bartlett wrote:
> 2010/1/12 Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>:
>> On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 2:08 PM, g <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> Akemi Yagi wrote:
>>>> Just a note about the ndiswrapper package from the ELRepo repository.
>>>> It comes with a kernel-version independent, kABI-tracking kernel
>>>> module.
>>> i believe all packages from 'elrepo' are kernel independent.
>>>
>>> i have 2 packages from them that have gone thru 3 kernel updates
>>> and are working just fine like day they were first installed.
>> Yes, all kmod packages from ELRepo are kernel independent and should
>> survive kernel updates quietly. :)
> 
> To expand upon Akemi's comment regarding kmod packages from ELRepo --
> 
> All kmod packages are built to be kernel independent, kABI tracking
> for all the released RHEL 5 kernels (unless otherwise stated). Hence
> ELRepo kmod packages are appropriate for all RHEL 5 based derivatives,
> i.e. Scientific Linux 5 and CentOS 5, as long as their kernels do not
> deviate from the ABI published by TUV.
> 
> A brief note about ELRepo, for users of Scientific Linux. ELRepo is
> entirely independent of (and is not endorsed by) Red Hat and the
> CentOS project. It is, however, acknowledged by both and there is a
> communication / co-operation channel to the relevant kernel
> engineering team at Red Hat. The ELRepo admin team have significant
> experience with RHEL, Scientific Linux and CentOS.
> 
> Alan.

Hi Alan,
Thank you for explanation.  I have to admit that I hadn't looked at 
ELRepo before today, although I've heard of it.  It looks very useful 
for people who need drivers.
A couple of questions
I see you have both nvidia-x11-drv as well as kmod-nvidia.  Are these 
independant, or do you have to have both installed?

I am somewhat new to kABI kernel modules.  I know the theory, but not 
much else.
In your experience with RHEL5, how often has RedHat broken or modified 
the ABI's, requiring you to update your kmod package?

Troy
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