Received: (from mail@localhost) by linux-xfs.sgi.com (8.12.0.Beta5/8.12.0.Beta5) id f594iijb022929 for linux-xfs-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:44:44 -0700 X-Authentication-Warning: linux-xfs.sgi.com: mail set sender to owner-linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com using -f Received: from wwweasel.geeksrus.net (wwweasel.geeksrus.net [64.67.200.82]) by linux-xfs.sgi.com (8.12.0.Beta5/8.12.0.Beta5) with SMTP id f594if3D022916 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2001 21:44:42 -0700 Received: (from alane@localhost) by wwweasel.geeksrus.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f594iWP12498; Sat, 9 Jun 2001 00:44:32 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2001 00:44:32 -0400 From: Alan Eldridge To: Keith Owens Cc: linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Subject: Russell's patch against RH 7.1 ... Message-ID: <20010609004432.A12217@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> References: <20010608233837.A11062@wwweasel.geeksrus.net> <8648.992061344@ocs4.ocs-net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <8648.992061344@ocs4.ocs-net>; from kaos@melbourne.sgi.com on Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 02:35:44PM +1000 Sender: owner-linux-xfs@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk On Sat, Jun 09, 2001 at 02:35:44PM +1000, Keith Owens wrote: >On Fri, 8 Jun 2001 23:38:37 -0400, >Alan Eldridge wrote: >>Knowing how heavily patched the RH kernels are (!!), does anyone know if >>there'd be impairment or malfunction running a stock + xfs kernel on a RH >>system? > >I know that Russell Cattelan did an XFS+kdb patch for Redhat 7.1. I >also know it took a *looong* time, fitting just the kdb patch into all >the RH bits and pieces from the -ac tree took me about 8 hours, and I >had all the tools to do the job. > >Russell, did that XFS for RH 7.1 patch get released? The patch I'm using is one he did last night. It's for RH Rawhide 2.4.5-0.2.9 kernel. It's on ftp.thebarn.com in /SGI/testing. -- Alan Eldridge "I've told you once." "No you haven't."