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Re: XFS for Linux/390

To: Christian Mueller <smoki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: XFS for Linux/390
From: Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 00:28:10 +0200 (CEST)
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <01080823432102.01286@twain>
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On Wed, 8 Aug 2001, Christian Mueller wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> have someone in this list experiance in running the xfs on Linux on s/390. 
> I've Patched a 2.4.5 Kernel, with the patches from IBM and XFS. The Kernel 
> and the modules was compiled fine.

I have heard that someone was working on something.

> If i format a dasd-Device with xfs it seems to work, but if i mount the 
> file-system, the kernel dies and i have "IPL" the system :(

I am not familiar with the term.

> I've read somewhere in the archives of this list, that xfs could only run 
> with LVM on s390, is this right?

Not sure.

> If i understand it right, it didn't work, becouse the xfs uses 512 block's 
> for some reasons to save and the dasd can handle this right, becouse my 
> blocking for DASD is bigger (4096).

XFS needs the pagesize to be equal to the blocksize. Something was
seriuously in the way on S/390 but I can not remember what.

> My Questions: Is there a development to solve this bug. What had to solve 
> DASD or XFS? Or have i missunderstood something? Is there somewhere 
> documentation for XFS on Linux/390?

Both need some work and information links are in the FAQ.

> Thank you, for u help
> 
> Christian Mueller

Cheers
Seth


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