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Re: [NFS] Re: VALinux and Ext3 -- Chip & Samuel's responses

To: b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx, thebs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [NFS] Re: VALinux and Ext3 -- Chip & Samuel's responses
From: "H . J . Lu" <hjl@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 09:30:29 -0700
Cc: Chip Salzenberg <chip@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Samuel Flory <sflory@xxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx, nfs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 12:15:22PM -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> 
> In fact, I've been using Ext3 in v1 mode (full-data journaling)
> since mid-2000 -- with your kernel's nonetheless (HJL's RPMs for
> RedHat)!  Many other people have downloaded and used your 6.2.4
> distro with Ext3.  Since ReiserFS has issues with kNFSd on kernel
> 2.2., it wasn't an option for my production UNIX network with NFS
> everywhere (with 90% of our apps being UNIX-based).
> 

Just for the record, I do have updated kernel rpms based on
kernel-2.2.18pre11-va2.1.src.rpm. I fixed an ext3/LFS integration
bug. But

1. They are for RedHat 7.x only. I no longer have RedHat 6.2 machines.
2. I have no places to put them for ftp.

I am enclosing my ChangeLog here.

H.J.
---
2001-04-15  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.19-tulip.patch: New. A tulip patch from 2.2.19.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.19-tulip.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.26.
        Apply linux-2.2.19-tulip.patch.

2001-04-11  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * Makefile (REDHAT-RELEASE): Set to va2.1.

        * kernel.spec: Updated for 2.2.18pre11-va2.1.
        (VARelease): Set to 0.25.
        Don't apply VA's Adaptec driver update.

2001-04-09  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.10-6.1.11.patch: New. A patch from 6.1.10
        to 6.1.11.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-aic7xxx-6.1.10-6.1.11.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.24.
        Apply linux-aic7xxx-6.1.10-6.1.11.patch.

2001-04-06  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-defconfig.patch: New. A patch for 6.1.6
        defconfig.

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.9-6.1.10.patch: New. A patch from 6.1.9 to
        6.1.10.

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.8-6.1.9.patch: New. A patch from 6.1.8 to
        6.1.9.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-defconfig.patch,
        linux-aic7xxx-6.1.8-6.1.9.patch
        and linux-aic7xxx-6.1.9-6.1.10.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.23.
        Apply linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-defconfig.patch,
        linux-aic7xxx-6.1.8-6.1.9.patch and
        linux-aic7xxx-6.1.9-6.1.10.patch.

        * kernel-2.2-i386-BOOT.config (CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY_MS):
        New. Set to 5.
        * kernel-2.2-i386-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i586-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config: Likewise.

2001-03-25  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.7-6.1.8.patch: New. A patch from 6.1.7 to
        6.1.8.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-aic7xxx-6.1.7-6.1.8.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.22.
        Apply linux-aic7xxx-6.1.7-6.1.8.patch.

2001-03-23  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-kdb-size.patch: Also increase reserved kernel
        size for kdb symbol table.

2001-03-23  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-kdb.patch: New. A patch for kdb from David
        Hinds.

        * linux-2.2.18pre11-ext3-race.patch: New. Fix a race condition
        in ext3.

        * linux-2.2.18-kdb-size.patch: New. Increase KDBMAXSYMTABSIZE
        to 15000 for NVIDIA kernel driver.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.18-kdb-size.patch and
        linux-2.2.18pre11-ext3-race.patch.
        Replace pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-autoconf.patch with
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-kdb.patch,

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.21.
        Apply linux-2.2.18-kdb-size.patch and
        linux-2.2.18pre11-ext3-race.patch.
        Replace pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-autoconf.patch with
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-kdb.patch,

2001-03-17  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config (CONFIG_SEMAPHORE_DEADLOCK): Unset.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.20.

2001-03-17  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-autoconf.patch: New. A patch to include
        <linux/autoconf.h> for all kernel modules.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-autoconf.patch.

        * kernel.spec: Apply pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-autoconf.patch.

2001-03-16  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * kernel.spec (BuildPCMCIA): Pass --kcc="$KERNELCC" to
        ./Configure.

2001-03-16  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-6.1.7.patch: New. A patch from 6.1.6 to
        6.1.7.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-6.1.7.patch.

        * kernel.spec: Apply linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-6.1.7.patch.

2001-03-16  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Remove pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch.

        * kernel.spec: Remove pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-compat.patch and
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch.

2001-03-15  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-install.patch: New. Updated
        linux-2.2.16-pcmcia-install.patch for pcmcia-cs 3.1.25.

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-xircom.patch: New. Updated
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-xirom.patch for pcmcia-cs 3.1.25.

        * Makefile (FOREIGN-TARS): Add pcmcia-cs-3.1.25.tar.gz.
        (VA-SOURCES): Add pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-install.patch.
        Remove pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-compat.patch.
        Replace pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-xirom.patch with
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-xircom.patch.

        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config (CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG): Unset.

        * kernel.spec (pcmciaver): Set to 3.1.25.
        Replace linux-2.2.16-pcmcia-install.patch with
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-install.patch.
        Replace pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-xirom.patch with
        pcmcia-cs-3.1.25-xircom.patch.
        Don't apply pcmcia-cardmgr-libxpm.patch.
        Don't apply pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch.
        Don't apply pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-compat.patch.

2001-03-15  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config (CONFIG_SEMAPHORE_DEADLOCK): Set
        to `y'.
        (CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_KDB): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_SOFTLOCKUP_THRESHOLD): Set to 100000000.
        (CONFIG_NMI_WATCHDOG_IRQ): Set to 0.
        (CONFIG_DEBUG_KSTACK): Unset.
        (CONFIG_KSTACK_METER): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_DEBUG_SOFTLOCKUP): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_PROFILE_GCC): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_TRACE): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_PRINT_EIP): Likewise.
        (CONFIG_MEMLEAK): Likewise.

2001-03-14  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-nfs-rofs.patch: New. A patch from Trond for
        NFS mounted readonly.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.18-nfs-rofs.patch.

        * kernel.spec: Apply linux-2.2.18-nfs-rofs.patch.

2001-03-12  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config (CONFIG_KERNEL_DEBUGGING): Set to
        `y'.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.19.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18pre11-sym-20010212.patch: Restore the symbios
        quiet patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.18.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add ChangeLog.

        * kernel.spec: Put ChangeLog as Documentation/ChangeLog.hjl.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18pre11-sym-20010212.patch: New. Updated to the
        sym driver 20010212.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.18pre11-sym-20010212.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.17.
        Apply linux-2.2.18pre11-sym-20010212.patch.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch: Fix clients/Makefile for
        aic7xxx_old.c.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-5.1.33.patch: New. A patch for new
        aic7xxx driver 6.1.6 and old 5.1.33.

        * Makefile (FOREIGN-TARS): Comment out
        aic7xxx-$(AIC7XXX-VERSION).tar.gz.
        (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-5.1.33.patch.

        * kernel-2.2-i386-BOOT.config (CONFIG_AIC7XXX_BUILD_FIRMWARE):
        Set to `n'.
        (CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX_OLD): Set to `m'.
        (CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_TCQ_ON_BY_DEFAULT): Set to `y'.
        (CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_CMDS_PER_DEVICE): Set to 8.
        (CONFIG_AIC7XXX_OLD_PROC_STATS): Set to y.
        * kernel-2.2-i386-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i586-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config: Likewise.

        * kernel.spec: Remove aic7xxx-5.1.31.tar.gz.
        Apply linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-5.1.33.patch.

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch: Updated for
        linux-aic7xxx-6.1.6-5.1.33.patch.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * Makefile (AIC7XXX-VERSION): Set to 5.1.33.

        * pcmcia-cs-3.1.21-aic7xxx.patch: Updated for aic7xxx 5.1.33.

2001-03-10  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxx>

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.16.

        * kernel-2.2-i386-smp.config (CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX): Set to `m'.
        * kernel-2.2-i586-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config: Likewise.

2001-03-09  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-nfs-access.patch: New. Fix a NFS typo.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.18-nfs-access.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.15.
        Apply linux-2.2.18-nfs-access.patch.

2001-03-07  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxxxxxx>

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.14.

        * kernel-2.2-i386-smp.config (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960): Set to
        `m'.
        (CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC): Set to y.
        * kernel-2.2-i586-smp.config: Likewise.
        * kernel-2.2-i686-smp.config: Likewise.

2001-02-27  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-nfs-lfs.patch: Fix a typo.

2001-02-27  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-nfs-lfs.patch: Updated for 2.2 kernel.

2001-02-27  H.J. Lu <hjl@xxxxxxxxxxx>

        * linux-2.2.18-nfs-lfs.patch: New. A LFS patch for NFS from
        Trond.

        * Makefile (VA-SOURCES): Add linux-2.2.18-nfs-lfs.patch.

        * kernel.spec (VARelease): Set to 0.13.
        Apply linux-2.2.18-nfs-lfs.patch.


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