Re: XFS to main kernel source

[Seth Mos <knuffie@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 12:17 20-9-2001 -0600, Steve Wolfe wrote:
> > When will be the XFS patch integrated to main tree?
>
>   (snip)

FAQ

> >> I'm really fed up with trying to get linux-2.4.9 + acXX or preXX + xfs
> >> together.
>
> (snip)

Worrysome combination.

> >>> I would hold off on 2.4.10 - there have been some major kernel changes
> >>> which will affect XFS, it may take a while to shake out the bugs. The
> 2.4.9
> >>> version appears to be running OK. I would see if you get any other
> feedback
>
>   I'd just like to add, for the record, that while I really do love XFS,
> because of things like the above statement from Steve Lord, I really can't
> use it on my production machines until it is tied into the regular kernel

It might be a bit extreme since you might need to patch your kernel to make 
some hardware work.

Intergrating XFS in the mainstream kernel won't make the patching process 
any easier. XFS interacts with the VM and will thus always require work. 
2.5 would make it easier since it looks like it will be a lot friendlier 
for intergrating XFS into it.

In the mean time I am happily running XFS on my production servers with 
good results and have had no (knock on wood) XFS related problems in the 
past half year.

> tree.  I imagine that you're already doing everything that you can to get
> it integrated, I'm not griping, just giving (hopefully) constructive
> feedback.

They are working it. It needs time. Rome was not built in a day. We are 
stil working on the little shack in the back :-)

Cheers

--
Seth
Every program has two purposes one for which
it was written and another for which it wasn't
I use the last kind.