[Pvfs2-users] Re: Upgrading PVFS v1.5.1 to PVFS v2.6.2 on Rocks Cluster 4.2.1

[Sam Lang]

On Mar 2, 2007, at 12:04 AM, Mark Van De Vyver wrote:

> Hi,
> Following on from my earlier email...
>
> I'm able to get PVFS 2.6.2 to compile and install with the  
> following commands:
>
> ./configure --with-kernel=</path/to/kernel26/>
> --enable-kernel-sendfile --prefix=/usr/local/pvfs2/
> then type
> make all
> make kmod_install
> make install
>
> I see wanrings:
>
> /usr/src/pvfs-2.6.2/src/kernel/linux-2.6/pvfs2-bufmap.c: In function
> `initialize_bufmap_descriptors':
> /usr/src/pvfs-2.6.2/src/kernel/linux-2.6/pvfs2-bufmap.c:66: warning:
> int format, different type arg (arg 2)
> /usr/src/pvfs-2.6.2/src/kernel/linux-2.6/pvfs2-bufmap.c:66: warning:
> int format, different type arg (arg 2)
>
> and
>
> src/client/sysint/fs-add.sm: In function `fs_add_final_cleanup':
> src/client/sysint/fs-add.sm:383: warning: 'ret' might be used
> uninitialized in this function
>
> src/client/sysint/fs-add.sm: In function `fs_add_final_cleanup':
> src/client/sysint/fs-add.sm:383: warning: 'ret' might be used
> uninitialized in this function

Hi Mark,

We should definitely clean those up, but essentially you can ignore  
them.

Just so you know, its not necessary to install the 1.5.1 rocks roll  
before "upgrading" to v.2.6.2.  Each PVFS release is complete, and  
can be installed separate of previous versions.

-sam

>
> Are these anything to be concerned about - specifically I am seeing
> some unexpected behavior when using diff or cmp to verify copied files
> (see the email titled: PVFS 2.6.2 intermittent cmp/diff failure )
>
> Thanks in advance
> Mark
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