On 02/24/15 18:33, Tom Smyth wrote: > Hi Lads > > I saw this changelog for SFP+ drivers so that they will recognize a SFP > module when it is plugged in (rather than having to reboot the box to have > the OS pick up the new module) > > Fix for ix(4) SFP+ module detection when booting without the modules > plugged in. > > > I was wondering if it would be possible to include this in the 5.6 Stable > as a Patch,
possible? Of course. That's the neat thing about open source. Developer doing it and making it official? Unlikely. New functionality is almost never pushed back to -stable. If there was a breakage between 5.5 and 5.6, maybe, but something that never worked will not be added to -stable. > The reason is I would like to deploy to our production router, and I would > be worried about running 5.7 current on the production system.. um. right now, we are at 5.7-beta, and lock, meaning what we have now is almost 5.7 and BEFORE 5.7, not 5.7-current, which is AFTER 5.7. > I was wondering if there wasn't a significant functionality change in the > driver would it be possible to include it as patch in stable branch ? > > failing that would someone give advice about trying to "back port" the fix > ( I hate the thought of it ) let's think about this...which would you rather have: a) an OS which is about to become 5.7-release, and if a problem is found, devs will jump all over it to fix it for 5.7? b) an OS which is a Frankenstein's monster of bits and pieces mushed together and 100% not supported by anyone? I'd go for "a", and I'd suggest you consider doing the same. Nick.
