latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Artur Makówka]

Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or 
2.6.13.1 )

i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be sure... 

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Gregory Maxwell]

On 9/29/05, Artur Makówka <juice@ursynow.2a.pl> wrote:
> Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or
> 2.6.13.1 )
>
> i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be 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.

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Artur Makówka]

>> Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or
>> 2.6.13.1 )
>>
>> i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be 
>> 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.

but is there some official statment about using 2.6.x reiser4 patches with 
2.6.x.x kernels? i mean, does patch called reiser 4 2.6.13 patch is also 
intended to work with 2.6.13.2 for example or only with 2.6.13 ?

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Gregory Maxwell]

On 10/1/05, Artur Makówka <juice@ursynow.2a.pl> wrote:
> but is there some official statment about using 2.6.x reiser4 patches with
> 2.6.x.x kernels? i mean, does patch called reiser 4 2.6.13 patch is also
> intended to work with 2.6.13.2 for example or only with 2.6.13 ?

You aren't likely to get one. It will work on lf the things that
reiser4 depends on are not changed in how they operate. The official
kernel doesn't work real hard to preserve external APIs much less
internal ones. If it works, it works.  Since no one involved in
reiser4 can say with confidence what will be in the next version, we
can't say for sure.

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Jake Maciejewski]

On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 20:40 +0200, Artur Makówka wrote:
> >> Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or
> >> 2.6.13.1 )
> >>
> >> i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be 
> >> 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.
> 
> but is there some official statment about using 2.6.x reiser4 patches with 
> 2.6.x.x kernels? i mean, does patch called reiser 4 2.6.13 patch is also 
> 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. 

-- 
Jake Maciejewski <maciejej@msoe.edu>

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Hans Reiser]

Jake Maciejewski wrote:

>On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 20:40 +0200, Artur Makówka wrote:
>  
>
>>>>Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or
>>>>2.6.13.1 )
>>>>
>>>>i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be 
>>>>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.
>>>      
>>>
>>but is there some official statment about using 2.6.x reiser4 patches with 
>>2.6.x.x kernels? i mean, does patch called reiser 4 2.6.13 patch is also 
>>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. 
>
>  
>
It should work just fine.  That is not the same as saying it was tested
and it worked just fine, but it is the best I can do.

Re: latest 2.6.13 reiser4 patch

[Artur Makówka]

> Will it work also with 2.6.13.2 kernel  ? or is it only for 2.6.13 ( or 
> 2.6.13.1 )
>
> i couldnt find any information about this on page, and i want to be 
> sure...

sorry for resending, but no answer has been given