[Ocf-linux-users] Is it necessary to install an patched kernel or is adding modules enough?

[Stefan R. <ry...@lu...>]

Hi,

I wounder if it is necessary to install a new patched kernel or if it
would be enough to just patch the source of the current running kernel
and then build all the ocf-linux stuff as modules and just install the
modules. That is does the patching always touch something in the kernel
image itself? 

The reson I am asking is because I own an BUBBA 2 home server
http://www.excito.com/ which has an MPC8313E processor with SEC 2.2 and
I would like to test if I could speed up especially ssh connection with
ocf-linux. The problem is that the kernel is not installed on the hard
drive but in an flash and if you put an non functional kernel in the
flash you are in deep trouble. It is fixable with some soldering to get
add an serial interface to the BUBBA 2. 

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Stefan Rystedt