Fred Reimer wrote:
>
> This is a two part message. First, I need to check to see if I'm on the
> list..
>
> Second, where can I get patches for the alpha raid tools that RedHat chose
> to put in their version of the kernel that will work under 2.2.9? The
> latest official alpha patches appear to be for 2.2.6. Most of the patches
> appear to be successful, with a large percentage having offsets, some with
> fuzz, and one failing (fs.h at that!).
>
> Without checking each patch and trying to figure out what I can do with the
> reject (which I have not done yet), I don't feel comfortable even trying to
> boot up on the 2.2.9 kernel /w raid patches. Unfortunately, I've formatted
> all but my root partition with the new raid tools and kernel patches. It
> would be a royal pain to move back down to the version in the official
> kernel (although that would probably be safer).
>
> As a side note, does anyone know why the hell RedHat put alpha patches in
> their production release? Out of curiosity, did they ask anyone on this
> mailing list for an opinion, or was it a unilateral decision? Curious minds
> want to know....
>
> -fwr
I don't remember them asking...
They put them in cause the "alpha" patches are more stable and useful
than the "stock" raid in the kernel. Why the hell the "alphs" patches
dont get rolled into teh kernel is beyond me. Its a pain in the ass
having to patch, plus *sob* they are conflicting with some Mosix
stuff...
Wayde
