From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: From: lewis@sistina.com Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:32:58 -0600 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Linux 2.4.0-test12-pre7 LVM .9 vs .8final Message-ID: <20001211083258.A19073@sistina.com> References: <3A3477D0.94BC1D88@twc.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="PNTmBPCT7hxwcZjr" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3A3477D0.94BC1D88@twc.de>; from ulf@twc.de on Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 07:44:32AM +0100 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: To: linux-lvm@sistina.com --PNTmBPCT7hxwcZjr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 07:44:32AM +0100, Ulf Bartelt wrote: > Ricardo Muggli wrote: > >=20 > > I have noticed that Linux 2.4.0-test12-pre7 still comes with .8final. Is > > there a plan to have .9 incorporated at some future time into the stock > > 2.4 kernels? Will this happen before 2.4 comes out? > >=20 > > Also is there a transition path between .8final and .9? (short of save > > everything to tape and restore?) >=20 > I was wondering =B4bout the same question yesterday... >=20 > A set of lvm tools for multiple versions of the io protocol could help a > lot... >=20 > Sure this can be faked using links, wrappers etc... I dunno if this is what you guys are asking for or not, but...as I've been testing LVM-0.8.1. and LVM-0.9, I've used the same VG and LV. For the transition, all I need to do is do a 'vgchange -ay' to reactivate the volume group using the other version of LVM. I haven't done anything too complica= ted with this, but for my very basic testing, this has worked fine. So basical= ly the transition path (If I am correct) between 0.8final and 0.9 is: 1) patch a kernel with the 0.9 patches 2) compile lvm-0.9 3) install the new kernel and lvm-0.9 4) run lilo 5) reboot Of course, if you are using LVM as your root filesystem, this is a bit trickier I guess...you probably have to make a lvm-0.9 bootdisk and use that to activate the VG... I am definitely not an expert on this though, so take it with a grain of salt... Can anyone else comment on this? Regards, --=20 AJ Lewis Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-379-3951 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 Fax: 612-379-3952 Minneapolis, MN 55414 E-Mail: lewis@sistina.com Current GPG fingerprint =3D 3B5F 6011 5216 76A5 2F6B 52A0 941E 1261 0029 2= 648 Over and over I find being redundant is key to success in the art of redundancy - Jay Armstrong --PNTmBPCT7hxwcZjr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE6NOWapE6/iGtdjLERAnDIAJ0cpBlmK7OKcUtzVSO6i0U4n6skPwCcDCv9 X0qkdVhXPxdwgZi3/9zGBQk= =HNa4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --PNTmBPCT7hxwcZjr--