[elrepo-devel] Two things about kversion

[Akemi Yagi]

Hi all,

I would like to start a discussion about a couple of things regarding
"kversion".

(1) Which version of kernel should a kmod package be built against?

Many kmod packages provided by ELRepo are compatible through all
versions of kernel within CentOS 5.x thanks to the kABI. However,
there are those that are valid only with certain version and up.  So,
the question arises: should we always build a kmod package against the
oldest possible kernel -- or the newest possible --or -- ?

(2) Is it a good idea to hardcode the kversion in the spec file?

This question is related to the first one. It is not instantly obvious
which kernel was used as a base for a given kmod.  Hardoding the
kversion in the spec file would make it easy to identify it.  Another
reason (and this may be more important) is that mock can be used for
building if kversion is defined in the spec.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Akemi