From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hans Reiser Subject: Re: reiserfs on redhat advanced server? Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 22:16:41 +0300 Message-ID: <3E397A19.60409@namesys.com> References: <20030130173522.3aa4d0e1.pegasus@nerv.eu.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Errors-To: flx@namesys.com In-Reply-To: <20030130173522.3aa4d0e1.pegasus@nerv.eu.org> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Jure Pecar Cc: reiserfs-list@namesys.com Jure Pecar wrote: >Hi all, > >does anyone have some expirience with the reiserfs provided in redhat's >2.4.9-e.3 kernel from its Advanced Server? > >Judging by the version number and the general lack of interest for >reiserfs redhat shows, it is not that well supported. >/proc/fs/reiserfs/version says it's a 3.6.25 and reiserfs-utils are >3.x.0j-3. > >Now, what are the known issues with these versions? Anything critical? >I would like to stay with that well tested kernel, if this version of >reiserfs wont eat my data (or cause other great pain). > >This box (a pair of them, actually) will be used as a HA cyrus mailstore. >Both are connected to the same disks via fibrechannel. For a start they'll >serve 200k users from a 500gb raid10. > >Thanks for suggestions, > >-- > >Jure Pecar > > > > Linux 2.4.x did not become stable until 2.4.18. I strongly advise not to use anything before 2.4.18 for a machine you care about. Well tested is not a substitute for stable.;-) -- Hans