[Openswan Users] openswan 2.6.20 kernel version requirements?

Paul Wouters paul at xelerance.com
Wed Feb 18 09:30:18 EST 2009


On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Jennifer Agarwal wrote:

> We currently are using openswan version 2.4.12 which we download about 1 year ago.  We are interested in
> upgrading to openswan 2.6.20 but are currently building openswan for multiple targets and kernel versions and
> loading klips as a module.   What are the kernel versions openswan 2.6.20 will build on?  Will it work with
> older kernel versions like 2.6.11.x or 2.6.23.x or just the most recent kernel versions like 2.6.25.x and
> higher?

It should work for older kernels. If not, I would like to hear specific
compile problems so we can address them.

Most kernel compatibility choices are made in ipsec_kversion.h, which
has clauses for individual kernel versions.

Paul


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