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move kernels into separate kit #193

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bcressey opened this issue Oct 11, 2024 · 3 comments
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move kernels into separate kit #193

bcressey opened this issue Oct 11, 2024 · 3 comments
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@bcressey
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What I'd like:
I'd like to move kernels into their own kit, separate from the core kit. They don't require any of the userspace libraries or programs built in the rest of the core kit, and they're a key driver of lengthy build times.

Pros:

  • Faster builds, both in the core kit and the new kernel kit repo. This helps CI and local development.
  • Decoupled release cycle: core kit releases don't have to come out as often as kernel kits.

Cons:

  • Two repositories to update to newer SDK releases.
  • Two kits to release and update in downstream projects.

What's in scope:

  • kernel-5.10, kernel-5.15, kernel-6.1
  • kmod-5.10-nvidia, kmod-5.15-nvidia, kmod-6.1-nvidia
  • kmod-6.1-neuron
  • microcode
  • linux-firmware
  • grub
  • shim

I'm on the fence about selinux-policy, but I think it's OK for it to stay in the core kit.

Any alternatives you've considered:
Status quo.

@cbgbt
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cbgbt commented Oct 11, 2024

Presumably the dependency graph will be like this?

kit dependency graph

This would be great for compile times in core-kit!

@bryantbiggs
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efa kmod?

@arnaldo2792
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The EFA kernel module is baked in the kernel, we don't consume the kmod from here

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