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@ 2002-05-06  3:53 Linus Torvalds
  2002-05-06  6:30 ` Linux-2.5.14 Daniel Pittman
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From: Linus Torvalds @ 2002-05-06  3:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
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There's a lot of stuff that has happened in the 2.5.x series lately, and
you can see the gory details in the ChangeLog files that accompany
releases these days, but I thought I'd point out 2.5.14, since it has some
interesting fundamental changes to how dirty state is maintained in the
VM.

(The big changes were actually in 2.5.12, but 2.5.13 contained various
minor fixes and tweaks, and 2.5.14 contains a number of fixes especially
wrt truncate, so hopefully it's fairly _stable_ as of 2.5.14.)

Credit goes to Andrew Morton, and not only does it clean up the code a
lot, it also seems to perform a lot better in many circumstances.

There's a lot of other stuff in the 2.5.x tree too, but few things are so
fundamental. Please test (but also, please be careful - backups are always
a good idea).

		Linus


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* Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56
@ 2002-05-08 21:14 Andries.Brouwer
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From: Andries.Brouwer @ 2002-05-08 21:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: quintela, torvalds; +Cc: aia21, dalecki, linux-kernel, padraig

    I'm more worried about the issue of "I installed RH-x.x, and then I
    upgraded the kernel, and now program xyz won't work any more", where "xyz"
    is something perfectly reasonable and common.

    For example, let's say that some strange version of "mount" _requires_
    /proc/ide to work (don't ask me why), and that Mandrake happened to ship
    that version in their 8.2 release, and if you use the new 2.5.15 kernel on
    that installation, it simply won't work. THAT would be a problem where
    some backwards compatibility crud is probably worth it.

First, beautiful things are happening to the IDE code. (*)
Insertion of backwards compatibility crud can be delayed
to just before 2.6 is released.

In the meantime, user space software can be fixed.

Second, no doubt some programs will be affected a little.
[For example, fdisk reads /proc/ide/%s/media and if that says
cdrom or tape it will skip the device. There are other similar,
non-essential, uses.]

Andries


(*) Last time I reported (i) immediate death at boot, and
(ii) HPT366 problems. Now that (i) has been fixed, let me
mention that (ii) has not been fixed yet. Disks hanging off
a HPT366 work well under 2.4.17 but kill the system
(with an infinite stream of "lost interrupt"s or so)
under 2.5.13. Maybe not immediately, but within a few hours.
Bad disk corruption has also been observed.


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2002-05-06  3:53 Linux-2.5.14 Linus Torvalds
2002-05-06  6:30 ` Linux-2.5.14 Daniel Pittman
2002-05-06  6:51   ` Linux-2.5.14 Andrew Morton
2002-05-06 15:13   ` Linux-2.5.14 Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07  4:28     ` Linux-2.5.14 Daniel Pittman
2002-05-09  3:53     ` Linux-2.5.14 Daniel Pittman
2002-05-09  4:34       ` Linux-2.5.14 Andrew Morton
2002-05-09  6:02         ` Linux-2.5.14 Daniel Pittman
2002-05-06  6:47 ` Linux-2.5.14 bert hubert
2002-05-06  7:07   ` Linux-2.5.14 Andrew Morton
2002-05-06 14:00     ` Linux-2.5.14 Rik van Riel
2002-05-06  9:09 ` [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 55 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-06 17:48   ` David Lang
2002-05-06 22:40   ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 10:10     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 11:31       ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 10:31         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 10:34           ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 11:48             ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 11:19               ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 12:35                 ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 12:36                 ` Andrey Panin
2002-05-07 11:32                   ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 12:38                 ` Dave Jones
2002-05-07  0:03   ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 10:12     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 11:39       ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 10:40         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 12:42           ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-07 11:22 ` [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 14:02   ` Padraig Brady
2002-05-07 13:15     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 14:30       ` Padraig Brady
2002-05-07 15:08       ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-07 15:36         ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 16:20           ` Jan Harkes
2002-05-07 15:26             ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 21:36               ` Jan Harkes
2002-05-08  0:25                 ` Guest section DW
2002-05-08  3:03                   ` Jan Harkes
2002-05-08  9:03                   ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 12:10                     ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 10:51                       ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 16:29           ` Padraig Brady
2002-05-07 16:51             ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 18:29               ` Kai Henningsen
2002-05-08  7:48               ` Juan Quintela
2002-05-08 16:54                 ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 17:08             ` Alan Cox
2002-05-07 17:00               ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 17:19                 ` benh
2002-05-07 17:24                   ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 17:30                     ` benh
2002-05-10  1:45                       ` Mike Fedyk
2002-05-07 17:43                     ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-07 18:05                       ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 18:26                         ` Alan Cox
2002-05-07 18:16                           ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 18:40                             ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-07 18:46                               ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-07 23:54                                 ` Roman Zippel
2002-05-08  6:57                                 ` Kai Henningsen
2002-05-08  9:37                                   ` Ian Molton
2002-05-09 13:58                                 ` Pavel Machek
2002-05-08  8:21                               ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 17:27                   ` Jauder Ho
2002-05-08  8:13                     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 18:29                   ` Patrick Mochel
2002-05-07 18:02                     ` Greg KH
2002-05-07 18:44                     ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-07 18:44                       ` Patrick Mochel
2002-05-07 19:21                         ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-07 19:58                           ` Patrick Mochel
2002-05-07 18:49                     ` Thunder from the hill
2002-05-07 19:47                       ` Patrick Mochel
2002-05-07 22:03                         ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-08  8:14                           ` Russell King
2002-05-08 16:07                             ` Richard Gooch
2002-05-08 17:07                               ` Russell King
2002-05-08  8:18                     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08  8:07                   ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08  7:58                 ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 12:18                   ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 11:09                     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 12:42                       ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 11:23                         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-09  2:37                         ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-09  3:10                           ` Andrew Morton
2002-05-09 10:05                             ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-09 18:50                               ` Andrew Morton
2002-05-10  0:33                                 ` Andi Kleen
2002-05-10  0:48                                   ` Andrew Morton
2002-05-10  1:06                                     ` Andi Kleen
2002-05-13 17:51                                       ` Pavel Machek
2002-05-14 21:44                                         ` Andi Kleen
2002-05-10  6:50                                 ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56) Lincoln Dale
2002-05-10  7:15                                   ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14IDE 56) Andrew Morton
2002-05-10  7:21                                     ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-10  8:12                                     ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-10 10:14                                     ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-10 12:36                                       ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-11  3:23                                         ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-13 11:19                                           ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-13 23:58                                             ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-14  0:22                                               ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-14  2:43                                                 ` O_DIRECT on 2.4.19pre8aa2 md device Lincoln Dale
2002-05-21 15:51                                                   ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-22  1:18                                                     ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-22  2:51                                                       ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-06-03  4:53                                                         ` high-end i/o performance of 2.4.19pre8aa2 (was: Re: O_DIRECT on 2.4.19pre8aa2 device) Lincoln Dale
2002-05-12 11:23                                         ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14IDE 56) Lincoln Dale
2002-05-13 11:37                                           ` Andrea Arcangeli
2002-05-10 15:55                                   ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56) Linus Torvalds
2002-05-11  1:01                                     ` Gerrit Huizenga
2002-05-11 18:04                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-11 18:19                                         ` Larry McVoy
2002-05-11 18:35                                           ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-11 18:37                                             ` Larry McVoy
2002-05-11 18:56                                               ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-11 21:42                                                 ` Gerrit Huizenga
2002-05-11 18:43                                             ` Mr. James W. Laferriere
2002-05-11 23:38                                             ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-12  0:36                                               ` yodaiken
2002-05-12  2:40                                                 ` Andrew Morton
2002-05-11 18:26                                         ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 Alan Cox
2002-05-11 18:09                                           ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-11 18:45                                         ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56) yodaiken
2002-05-11 19:55                                         ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 Bernd Eckenfels
2002-05-11 14:18                                     ` O_DIRECT performance impact on 2.4.18 (was: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56) Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
2002-05-11 14:24                                       ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-11 18:25                                         ` Gerrit Huizenga
2002-05-11 20:17                                           ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-11 22:27                                             ` Gerrit Huizenga
2002-05-11 23:17                                       ` Lincoln Dale
2002-05-09  4:16                           ` [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 56 Andre Hedrick
2002-05-09 13:32                             ` Alan Cox
2002-05-09 14:58                           ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 18:21                     ` Erik Andersen
2002-05-08 18:59                       ` Dave Jones
2002-05-08 19:31                       ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 21:16                         ` Erik Andersen
2002-05-08 22:14                           ` Alan Cox
2002-05-09 13:13                   ` Pavel Machek
2002-05-09 19:22                     ` Daniel Jacobowitz
2002-05-10 12:01                   ` Padraig Brady
2002-05-09 13:18                 ` Pavel Machek
2002-05-07 17:10             ` Richard B. Johnson
2002-05-08  7:36             ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 17:22               ` Greg KH
2002-05-08 18:46   ` Denis Vlasenko
2002-05-07 11:27 ` [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 57 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 13:16   ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-07 12:34     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 13:56       ` Mikael Pettersson
2002-05-07 14:04         ` Dave Jones
2002-05-07 13:57       ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-07 14:08         ` Dave Jones
2002-05-07 13:11           ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 14:29           ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-07 13:36             ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-07 15:08               ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-07 16:51             ` Dave Jones
2002-05-08  3:38               ` Anton Altaparmakov
2002-05-08 11:47                 ` Dave Jones
2002-05-07 15:07           ` Padraig Brady
2002-05-07 17:21           ` Andre Hedrick
2002-05-11 14:09   ` Aaron Lehmann
2002-05-07 15:03 ` [PATCH] IDE 58 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08  6:42   ` Paul Mackerras
2002-05-08  8:53     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 10:37       ` Bjorn Wesen
2002-05-08 10:16         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-08 19:06           ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-08 19:10             ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-08 20:31               ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 19:49                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-08 20:44                   ` Alan Cox
2002-05-08 20:04                     ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-09 20:20                       ` Ian Molton
2002-05-08 20:36                     ` Andre Hedrick
2002-05-08 20:29                 ` Andre Hedrick
2002-05-08 20:06                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-09 12:14                   ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-09 15:19               ` Eric W. Biederman
2002-05-09 20:20               ` Ian Molton
2002-05-08 11:00         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-09 19:58 ` [PATCH] 2.5.14 IDE 59 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-11  4:16   ` William Lee Irwin III
2002-05-11 16:59 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 60 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-11 18:47   ` Pierre Rousselet
2002-05-11 19:12     ` Andre Hedrick
2002-05-11 19:52       ` Pierre Rousselet
2002-05-11 23:48         ` Andre Hedrick
2002-05-12 19:19   ` pdc202xx.c fails to compile in 2.5.15 Zlatko Calusic
2002-05-12 19:40     ` Jurriaan on Alpha
2002-05-12 22:00     ` Petr Vandrovec
2002-05-13 12:03       ` Alan Cox
2002-05-13  9:48 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 61 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 12:17 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 62 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 13:48   ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-13 13:02     ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 15:38       ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-13 15:45         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 16:54           ` Linus Torvalds
2002-05-13 16:55             ` Jens Axboe
2002-05-13 16:00               ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 18:02             ` benh
2002-05-13 15:50         ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 17:52         ` benh
2002-05-13 15:55           ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-13 19:13             ` benh
2002-05-14  8:48               ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-17 11:40               ` Martin Dalecki
2002-05-17  2:27                 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2002-05-13 15:36   ` Tom Rini
2002-05-14 10:26 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 62a Martin Dalecki
2002-05-14 10:28 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 63 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-15 12:04 ` [PATCH] 2.5.15 IDE 64 Martin Dalecki
2002-05-15 13:12   ` Russell King
2002-05-15 12:14     ` Martin Dalecki
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