If you go to the XFS source site it states there has been XFS support in since MDK 8.1. I have also seen this during the install of the latest 9.0. I have not tried looking in any 8.1 or 8.2. I have also seen somewhere that the kernel updates from MDK actually include XFS fixes and such.
Rob >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad Grissom >> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:34 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [newbie] XFS support >> >> >> So far as I know, MDK has never had XFS support. I have always >> had to patch >> the kernel with the official XFS patch from the SGI website and >> rebuild the >> kernel. >> >> I also found that the official XFS patch from SGI doesn't patch >> easily with >> the kernel source shipped with MDK. I have to grab an official >> kernel source >> from kernel.org >> >> I have been using the 2.4.19 kernel. >> >> I read in LinuxJournal recently that the coming of the 2.6 kernel will >> finally include XFS support. I guess the XFS Linux developers >> at SGI were >> historically making dramatic changes to the code and Linus >> didn't like that. >> It has supposedly become more stable now which is why it will be >> included in >> 2.6. >> >> ~~Brad >> >> >> On Thursday 13 February 2003 09:19 am, you wrote: >> > I was wondering which version of XFS support i should use. I have read >> > somewhere that MDK 8.1 had XFS support in it and has ever since. >> > I have recently come accross a patch that is directly from the SGI XFS >> > drivers at >> > ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/ig/ccd/enhanced_loopback >> > Does anyone have any comment on MDK XFS support or have used >> these files >> > from nasa.gov site? >> > >> > Rob >> >>
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