> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Sep 15 13:50:22 1999
> 
> Good morning to everyone.
> 
> > correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the current recipe is patching 2.2.12
> > with the latest raid alpha patch (for 2.2.11) and when patch complains
> > about fs.h, tell it to completely skip fs.h since changes to that file are
> > already in 2.2.12
> 
> The current problem with 2.2.12 is that the 2.2..11 (08/24/1999)
> patches run headlong into the memory leak patches that Dave Miller
> posted and which Alan incorporated into the 2.2.13 patch set.
> 
> The RAID code seems to make use of the mark_buffer_lowprio stuff that
> got deleted as part of the memory leak patch.  I haven't really had
> time to look at the RAID code closely but a brief examination seemed
> to indicate that the changes necessary to handle the memory leak patch
> were not trivial.  I would be happy to give this a try but I would
> need some type of cookbook to follow.
> 
> This all pretty much implies that a new RAID patchset will be required
> when 2.2.13 hits the streets.

Sigh.  So what do the RAID deities suggest someone use for "production"
if they're starting out with a clean install and can use any ol'
kernel or raid patch they desire?  What's the most stable at this
point?

Cheers,

Chris

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Christopher Mauritz
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