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Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 09:11:10 +0100
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] pre releases of LVM
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From: Joe Thornber <thornber@btconnect.com>
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On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 09:25:58AM +0200, GCS wrote:
> Hi!
> 
>  I heard that pre releases of LVM starts with patching the kernel to keep up
> with the user space tools.

Well it's more a case of patching the kernel to fix bugs.

> Ok, if it is true, then the patches available
> in the next stable 2.4.x, or the migration is slower, and the changes 'arrive'
> in a later version of the kernel?

Alan Cox's kernel is pretty upto date.  Linus' is not.

- Joe