On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 05:08:24PM +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > So it seems that the patches needed for msync() conformance we applied > from 2.6.19 to our 2.6.18 cause filesystem corruption, see the current > discussion on this on lkml. From what I understand it, plain 2.6.18 > is not LSB 3.1 conform and you need some fixes which are associated > with filesystem corruption. While Andrew, Linus and co are currently > trying to come up with a patch, I think it might be better for us to > simply back out these patches. What doe it take to get an exception > for this LSB test? Surely the reasons cited above (fails with 2.6.18, > a fairly current kernel and the patches to fix it are associated with > fs corruption) are pretty good arguments for an exception... > -- > Martin Michlmayr > http://www.cyrius.com/
why not wait for the fix and backport it?! -- maks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
