From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:12:41 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:12:41 -0500 Received: from enchanter.real-time.com ([208.20.202.11]:38158 "EHLO enchanter.real-time.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:12:40 -0500 Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 10:21:04 -0600 From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom To: Alan Cox Cc: Dmitry Volkoff , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: fs corruption with 2.4.20 IDE+md+LVM Message-ID: <20030106102103.A8123@real-time.com> References: <20030106021412.GA3993@server1> <20030105224909.C24674@real-time.com> <1041865322.17472.13.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <1041865322.17472.13.camel@irongate.swansea.linux.org.uk>; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 03:02:02PM +0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jan 06, 2003 at 03:02:02PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote: > You are reporting problems in 2.4.20. 2.4.20 doesn't have the revamped IDE... I know. which is why I put that comment after the section of my mail regarding md bugs in 2.4.21 > The IDE is getting updated because > > - Lots of new controllers dont work with the old code > - Lots of LBA48 problems exist with the older code > - SATA is right out with the older code > - Several existing controllers have weird bugs with the older code > > I'd much prefer we didn't have to update the IDE too 8) ok. I didn't see an extensive discussion of this on any of the kernel-digest forums (kerneltrap, kernel traffic). I'll trust that you're doing the right thing, and try to avoid stepping in any other flamebait. ;) Carl Soderstrom. -- Systems Administrator Real-Time Enterprises www.real-time.com