[linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[christian e]

Hi,all

I downloaded lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Couldn't find a rawio for 2.2.19
so I thought it wasn't necessary.Is it ? The rawio patch for 2.2.19 is
not here:

ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/sct/raw-io/
or in the PATHCES dir..

I did a ./configure and then a make in the patches dir.Applied that
patch without problems.After compiling the kernel and booting up again I
did a make install in the lvm src dir and it worked fine..I can make
volumes and everything,but it troubles me if I missed something
here..What won't work if the rawio patch is not applied (if it even has
to)

Hope someone can help me out here.

best regards

Christian

Re: [linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[Jesus Manuel NAVARRO LOPEZ]

Hi, Christian:

christian e wrote:
> 
> Hi,all
> 
> I downloaded lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Couldn't find a rawio for 2.2.19
> so I thought it wasn't necessary.Is it ? The rawio patch for 2.2.19 is
> not here:
> 
> ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/sct/raw-io/
> or in the PATHCES dir..
> 

Well, I'm in same position than you, but having problems.
I also asked about the necesity of raw-io patches (specifically for
2.2.19) but till the moment no answer.

> I did a ./configure and then a make in the patches dir.Applied that
> patch without problems.After compiling the kernel and booting up again I

Well, I patched kernel with raw-io for 2.2.18, and then with the lvm
patch provided by ./configure then make at PATCHES, but my kernel didn't
compile (well, the kernel did, but the make modules failed).

So, from your experience I'm going to try to compile *without* the
raw-io patch and see what happens.  Anyway, since I know that at least
your compilation was ended with success, would you be kind enough to
e-mail me your configuration file (/usr/src/linux/.config) to look for
differencies?

And, if you know about the reason or necesity (or lack of) the raw-io
patch stuff, please post it to the list, so others like will know.
TIA
-- 
SALUD,
Jes�s
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Re: [linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[christian e]

Jesus Manuel NAVARRO LOPEZ wrote:


> Well, I'm in same position than you, but having problems.
> I also asked about the necesity of raw-io patches (specifically for
> 2.2.19) but till the moment no answer.

This concerns me if it's so important to patch with someone ought to
know..
I'm not keen on rolling this setup into production if I don't know the
consequences of not having a rawio patch applied (if any).



> Well, I patched kernel with raw-io for 2.2.18, and then with the lvm
> patch provided by ./configure then make at PATCHES, but my kernel didn't
> compile (well, the kernel did, but the make modules failed).

I think I'll try the 2.2.18 patch as well..Will let you all know if it
turned out ok or not..


> 
> So, from your experience I'm going to try to compile *without* the
> raw-io patch and see what happens.  Anyway, since I know that at least
> your compilation was ended with success, would you be kind enough to
> e-mail me your configuration file (/usr/src/linux/.config) to look for
> differencies?

You've got mail :-)

> 
> And, if you know about the reason or necesity (or lack of) the raw-io
> patch stuff, please post it to the list, so others like will know.
> TIA
>

So far I haven't found out..If someone could enlighten us ,please ??

best regards

Christian

Re: [linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[Joe Thornber]

On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 05:11:30PM +0200, Jesus Manuel NAVARRO LOPEZ wrote:
> Hi, Christian:
> 
> christian e wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,all
> > 
> > I downloaded lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Couldn't find a rawio for 2.2.19
> > so I thought it wasn't necessary.Is it ? The rawio patch for 2.2.19 is
> > not here:
> > 
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/sct/raw-io/
> > or in the PATHCES dir..
> > 
> 
> Well, I'm in same position than you, but having problems.
> I also asked about the necesity of raw-io patches (specifically for
> 2.2.19) but till the moment no answer.
> 
> > I did a ./configure and then a make in the patches dir.Applied that
> > patch without problems.After compiling the kernel and booting up again I
> 
> Well, I patched kernel with raw-io for 2.2.18, and then with the lvm
> patch provided by ./configure then make at PATCHES, but my kernel didn't
> compile (well, the kernel did, but the make modules failed).

The rawio patch is needed for snapshots.

- Joe

Re: [linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[christian e]

christian e wrote:


> I think I'll try the 2.2.18 patch as well..Will let you all know if it
> turned out ok or not..


Just tried the following:

removed old kernel source tree,untarred a fresh 2.2.19 source.Did a
./configure in the lvm source dir.Then a make in the PATCHES DIR.Then
applied the rawio patch for 2.2.18 and then the lvm-1.0 patch for my
kernel 2.2.19.Patched clean without problems.

Then compiled the kernel again.Then the modules..mind you I compiled lvm
into the kernel not as module..No problems.

Bootup withput problems (only forgetting to patch with aacraid driver
but htat's another story :-)

compiled lvm and installed..Works ok..

best regards

Christian

Re: [linux-lvm] lvm 1.0 and kernel 2.2.19.Is rawio patch necessary ??

[Jesus Manuel NAVARRO LOPEZ]

Hi again christian:

christian e wrote:
> 
> christian e wrote:
> 
> > I think I'll try the 2.2.18 patch as well..Will let you all know if it
> > turned out ok or not..
> 
> Just tried the following:
> 
> removed old kernel source tree,untarred a fresh 2.2.19 source.Did a
> ./configure in the lvm source dir.Then a make in the PATCHES DIR.Then
> applied the rawio patch for 2.2.18 and then the lvm-1.0 patch for my
> kernel 2.2.19.Patched clean without problems.
> 
> Then compiled the kernel again.Then the modules..mind you I compiled lvm
> into the kernel not as module..No problems.
> 
> Bootup withput problems (only forgetting to patch with aacraid driver
> but htat's another story :-)
> 
> compiled lvm and installed..Works ok..
> 

I had a fast day with some other snmp stuff so I didn't have time for
the LVM stuff.  Only concern i I won't use root as LVM and it is stayed
that LVM should be compiled as a module preferably (I think coz the
developers don't considered that code so stable).  Anyway, it seems that
we're near of a goal (at least, what's the problem with the de struct
member is allocated and pointed out to some 2.3.x kernel addition, so I
think it can be repaired for rc5 next week).   Let's see...
In any case, thanks for your aid folks.
-- 
SALUD,
Jes�s
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