Re: 2.4.20-18 Red Hat errata kernel with XFS 1.2.0

["Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith@xxxxxxxx>]

Quoting Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>:
> OTOH we are talking about distributing the next release in 2 packages,
> an "xfs-ready" kernel, and an xfs-module RPM.  That way xfs can
> beupdated without a new kernel install, as long as the interface does
> not change.
> Not sure if we'll get this done, but I've been kicking it around.

So what you're saying is that [nearly] all of the core kernel changes are 
static?  That is, other than 
to accomodate changes by the kernel between versions that affect select XFS 
added portions?

Has this been so since the 1.0 release?

Does 2.5/2.6 completely take care of providing these interfaces?


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