From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jake Maciejewski Subject: Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:50:22 -0500 Message-ID: <1128196222.9989.32.camel@gentoo> References: <000901c5c542$31765840$0300a8c0@JUICE1> <002501c5c6b7$92e5dda0$0300a8c0@JUICE1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <002501c5c6b7$92e5dda0$0300a8c0@JUICE1> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: Artur =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Mak=F3wka?= Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 20:40 +0200, Artur Mak=F3wka wrote: > >> Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( o= r > >> 2.6.13.1 ) > >> > >> i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be=20 > >> sure... > > > >I used it fine with 2.6.13.2... but my wireless card isn't supported > >there. (it's been included in 2.6.14x, so it was never patches against > >2.6.13.. I tried backporting my wireless driver but there were a lot > >of changes in both directions). The patch also applies cleanly > >against 2.6.14-rc1/2 but 2.6.14-rc1/2 panic on initrd uncompress for > >me, and I can't troubleshoot it because the backtrace scrolls my > >screen and I can't do a serial console on my laptop. :( > > > >In any case I tested reiser4 out some on 13.2, and the only bug I hit > >was a panic on unmount. >=20 > but is there some official statment about using 2.6.x reiser4 patches wit= h=20 > 2.6.x.x kernels? i mean, does patch called reiser 4 2.6.13 patch is also=20 > intended to work with 2.6.13.2 for example or only with 2.6.13 ? 2.6.x.y patches are obvious security or bug fixes that aren't supposed to introduce new bugs. I'm in no position to make an official statement, but until the development process changes again, 2.6.x reiser4 patches should always work on 2.6.x.y versions.=20 --=20 Jake Maciejewski