From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 15:50:23 +0200 From: "Heinz J. Mauelshagen" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM problems Message-ID: <20010620155023.B25048@sistina.com> References: <85063BBE668FD411944400D0B744267A481A88@AUSMAIL> <20010619161930.A15720@sistina.com> <01061921112300.12450@oscar> Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <01061921112300.12450@oscar>; from tomlins@cam.org on Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 09:11:23PM -0400 Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-lvm@sistina.com On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 09:11:23PM -0400, Ed Tomlinson wrote: > On Tuesday 19 June 2001 17:19, AJ Lewis wrote: > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 02:28:05PM -0500, Gonyou, Austin wrote: > > > Why in the hell is this NOT in the source tree by default. This has > > > really got be boggled. I've seen tons of others have this proble, I've > > > had this problem, and still it doesn't seem to get itself into the tree. > > > Is this because it is a temporary problem or something? > > > > It *is* in the source tree by default. It is in the CVS. It is not in > > LVM 0.9.1 Beta7 because LVM 0.9.1 Beta7 was released before linux 2.4.4, > > which is when the problem surfaced. We have not had a release since then, > > so it is not in the latest release. > > > > You can now grab the patch and apply it to beta7, which fixes the problem, > > or you can use the CVS repository. I really don't know what else you > > expect us to do. > > Actually getting the up-to-date lvm in the kernel would be nice. Last time > I asked 2.4.-ac was about half way there. What is happening? Have the cvs > procedures been modified to enable producing Linus friendly patches? When > can we expect a kernel with a current lvm? > > Please read the above as just as a request for info. LVM is working ok here. > Its just a bit of a pita to have to patch everything every time I rebuild a > tree... Ed, Linus *never* answered when we send hom patches even though I've send them multiple times. We are working together with Alan Cox since weeks to get his -ac tree updated. Once he has it in he will push it to Linus. Hopefully small changes in the future will make it in easier (sigh). Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > > TIA, > Ed Tomlinson > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-