vmware / vmware/splinterdb

Document a minimum required kernel version?

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Description

I have occasionally hit run-time bugs that seem to be a kernel dependency, or perhaps a mismatch between the kernel version of the host and the userspace libraries shipped in our docker container image (glibc etc).

I wonder if we should write down somewhere what we test with. Our build page gives a version of Clang and GCC, though this would be a run-time guidance, not build-time....

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The issue names no target file; start by reviewing the existing build page and the runtime guidance for the Docker container image. Determine whether a minimum host kernel version can be established from the reported kernel and userspace concerns, then document the supported minimum or clarify that it remains undetermined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, linux
Domain
devops, documentation, operating-systems
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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