From The Linux Foundation

Once a driver has been backported it needs to be precompiled to the distro kernel for distribution.

This should work as similar as possible accross the different distributions so system and component vendors can focus their energies from adding Linux support to more distros to adding Linux support to more hardware.

Contents 1 Scope 2 how is it done? 2.1 Dell 2.2 FSC 2.3 HP 2.4 IBM 2.5 Red Hat 2.6 SUSE 2.7 ubuntu 3 possible common solutions 4 who is working on this

[edit] Scope

• KMP packaging specials
• KMP build specials

[edit] how is it done?

[edit] Dell

[edit] FSC

[edit] HP

[edit] IBM

[edit] Red Hat

[edit] SUSE

[edit] ubuntu

[edit] possible common solutions

• sample spec file template - work in progress at Sample KMP spec file
• sample KMP package 'hello world' module - module source code at Sample KMP source
• default spec file macro
• adding to initrd
• common package
• update pci_ids

• which packages need to be installed?

• driver kits here?

[edit] who is working on this