Re: [mpls-linux-devel] mpls-linux and Centos 5.2?

[Chris R. <Chr...@nr...>]

Troy

This can be done.  It will be important to pick the right MPLS-linux 
patch files, as I suspected.  The kernel release changes between 2.6.18 
and 2.6.20 where pretty significant in the IP subsystem area.  But I 
believe I have a patches that will work.  What I can do is pull from my 
archive, run a test patch against the 2.6.18 kernel, if it works send it 
to you and how to apply it.  The actual patching testing against Centos 
you'll have to do.  Oh and I almost forget,  what is the IProute2 
release you are using?  Without IPRoute patched, MPLS-Linux is almost 
pointless so we'll have to match that up as well.

Well get to it later today....

...Chris

Troy Frew wrote:
> centos 5.2  2.6.18-92.1.18.el5
>                    2.6.18-92.1.22.el5
> centos 5.3  2.6.18-128.1.6.el5
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> on top of that, 32-bit has a regular, pae, xen, and centos plus kernel
> I would recommend rebuilding the centos plus pae kernel for mpls.
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> If you got this up and running, centos would be great for use as a
> real mpls edge router in datacenter situations. (imagestream is the
> only linux router I can think of that has stability on the level of
> enterpriselinux but they are way expensive for the hardware.)
>
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Chris Robson <Chr...@nr...> wrote:
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>> Scott
>>
>> Your only concern should be the core linux release, aka 2.6.XX paying
>> particularly to the "XX" s.  I took a quick look at the Centos page but
>> the Linux release did not jump out at me.  If you let me know which
>> linux, aka "uname -a" it uses I most likely have a patch file to match
>> it, if James doesnt.
>>
>> My preferred OS if Fedroa 10, not sure why you have to use Centos and
>> would be concerned that since its a Red Hat clone your kernel, userland,
>> libs are limited to the release levels of Red Hat's distro.  Note this
>> is "not" to be read as a criticism of either distro as I prefer bleeding
>> edge releases of Linux.  Just call me a glutton for punishment :-).
>> Actually what I do is baseline with Fedora 10, then back track to other
>> distro.  For example, I've ported James's MPLS-Linux to the PetaLinux
>> distro, aka kernel 2.6.20.
>>
>> Anyway, is yu tell me your Centro kernel version, I most likely have the
>> build for it.
>>
>> ....Chris
>>
>> James R. Leu wrote:
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>>> I do not know of anyone who has done this.  Let me know if there
>>> are any changes that need to be applied to the mpls linux patch
>>> to make it work.
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 04:53:04PM -0700, Scott Whyte wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I'm going to try and get mpls-linux running on Centos 5.2 (I have some
>>>> other dependencies that are forcing me to Centos).  Before I get going
>>>> on it I wanted to see if anyone has tried this, and what kind of luck
>>>> they had making it all work.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Scott
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