On Fri, 2002-04-12 at 12:49, Paul Schutte wrote:
> There are a few issues with the linux kernel (Nothing to do with XFS).
> You can look at this URL to see what Andrea Arcangeli has to say.
>
> http://lwn.net/2002/0411/a/vm-33-reason.php3
>
> get a stock 2.4.18 from a kernel mirror (I use ftp.is.co.za).
>
> ftp://ftp.is.co.za/linux/kernel/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/linux-2.4.18.tar.gz
>
> apply
> ftp://ftp.is.co.za/linux/kernel/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/testing/patch-2.4.19-pre6.bz2
>
> and then
>
> ftp://ftp.is.co.za/linux/kernel/pub/linux/kernel/people/andrea/kernels/v2.4/2.4.19pre6aa1.bz2
>
> The Andrea Arcangeli kernels has XFS and his latest vm tweaks.
> I do not know what version of XFS he uses.
> It is worth a try.
I found pre6 had broken USB drivers...well for my USB mouse anyway, So
im waiting on improvements on pre7 .. but -AA's patches are great,
havent had a problem with them.
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ph33r!
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