From: Samuel Flory <sflory@valinux.com>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
"tytso@valinux.com" <tytso@valinux.com>,
Chip Salzenberg <chip@valinux.com>
Subject: Re: mke2fs and kernel VM issues
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:01:01 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A8D78ED.B7D06362@valinux.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E14ThUy-0002ed-00@the-village.bc.nu>
Alan Cox wrote:
>
> > heavily modifed VA kernel based on 2.2.18. Is there a kernel which is
> > believed to be a known good kernel? (both 2.2.x and 2.4.x)
>
> I've not seen the problem on unmodified 2.2.18. The 2.2.17/18 VM does have
> its problems but not these. 2.2.19pre3 and higher have the Andrea VM fixes which
> have worked wonders for everyone so far.
Hmm I believe Chip got his VM patches from Andrea. So the behavior
may be more 2.2.19pre3ish than 2.2.18ish.
--
Solving people's computer problems always
requires more hardware be given to you.
(The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition)
Samuel J. Flory <sam@valinux.com>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-02-16 19:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-02-16 0:38 [OTP] SMP board recommendations? David D.W. Downey
2001-02-16 1:43 ` mke2fs and kernel VM issues Samuel Flory
2001-02-16 9:48 ` Alan Cox
2001-02-16 12:44 ` tytso
2001-02-16 12:49 ` Alan Cox
2001-02-19 15:06 ` Andrea Arcangeli
2001-02-16 19:01 ` Samuel Flory [this message]
2001-02-16 11:05 ` Tigran Aivazian
2001-02-16 19:01 ` Samuel Flory
2001-02-16 5:03 ` [OTP] SMP board recommendations? David D.W. Downey
2001-02-16 6:27 ` Andre Hedrick
2001-02-16 10:49 ` Roeland Th. Jansen
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