Re: Linux 2.4.5-ac14

Alexander Viro
2001-06-16T06:15:38Z

On 16 Jun 2001, Andi Kleen wrote:

> "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com> writes:
>
> > Alan Cox writes:
> > > Because right now I dont consider the 2.4.6 page cache ext2 stuff safe
> > > enough to merge. I'm letting someone else be the sucide squad.. so far it
> > > looks like it is indeed fine but I want to wait and see more yet
> >
> > If it means anything it has already withstanded a few
> > cerebus-->fsck_check-->cerebus rounds on machines here
> > in my lab.
>
> ... it also seems to make ppc not boot anymore.

Huh? By the time when ext2 directories come into the game you are _very_
far into the boot sequence. At which stage does it fail? Does it fail
with root on minixfs/reiserfs/etc.?