Re: Does XFS require DevFs?

[michael <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

devfs is definitely not reuired--in fact, it's the 1st thing i disable 
through lilo since I have not spent the time to try to get it to work 
with any software or hardware RAID devices (by default, it does not 
recognize software or compaq raid devices).


The best success I've had so far is to use the release 1 xfs iso for the 
redhat 7.1 install ( 2.4.2-SGI_XFS_1.0 ).  I've had all kinds of trouble 
trying to get the latest 2.4.5,2.4.6-pre versions to work--xfs installs 
ok, just other problems cause random freezes and the system hangs.  Once 
the system hangs, I have seen a lot of files on the XFS partitions get 
zeroed out, or contain binary all throughout them--however, I don't 
think XFS is to blame for that--just open, half written files when the 
kernels hard freeze on me.

Now I face the task that the 2.4.2 cciss (compaq raid) has a serious 
memory leak, so I'm back to trying a recent xfs and 2.4.6 kernel.

Good luck--I need it too.

--Michael 

Joseph Fannin wrote:

>     I've searched the archives but found no answer to this question:
> Does XFS require DevFS?  Or can I build a kernel for my system
> (installed from the XFS RH7.1 .iso) that does not include devfs
> without having problems?
>
>    I've been completely unable to build a working kernel using either
> the RH-2.96 or egcs -- the build either fails or gives me a kernel
> that produces random segfaults, oopsen, and fs corruption.  I've tried
> the .src.rpm on the .iso, the 2.4.3 patches and the CVS devel tree.
>
>    Often I get oopses in rc.sysinit at about the time it tries to
> activate quota support -- do I need quota support built in?
>
>    I'm not exactly new at building kernels, but I'm no coder, and my
> inability to build a working kernel with XFS support is frustrating me
> to say the least.  Should I post ksymoops output, am I doing something
> obviously wrong, or should I provide more [detailed | organized]
> information?  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> --
> Joseph Fannin
> jhf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "Bull in pure form is rare; there is usually some contamination by data."
>    -- William Graves Perry Jr.

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