Hi "Lars O. Grobe" wrote:
> Hi reiserfs-people! > > A description of the current state of reiserfs in linux might be very > nice...? I installed reiserfs some months ago, and I know that a lot of > things changed, so I would really like to get a statement on the > integration of reiserfs in recent Linux and on how much patch-work has > to be done today. > > Q: Kernel: I suggest a kernel one would install today is 2.4.14? > 2.4.16. > > Q: LVM: Do I have to patch anything to use reiserfs with lvm? > I am not sure about this. > > Q: Quotas: Is it still necessary to apply patches to get quotas work? I Yes. ftp.suse.com/pub/people/mason/patches/reiserfs/quota-2.4/2.4.15 (It should apply to 2.4.16 cleanly) > > use a current quota version, of course, as older ones had a 2GB limit > etc... > > Q: NFS: afaik the nfs-problems are gone with recent kernels. So can I > export reiserfs-mounts now, or do I have to patch anything? > You should use 3.6 format for nfs shares > > I hope that anybody can give me a quick answer (usually only yes/no), I > can get the details myself, of course. But I think it would be good to > have a complete list of former problems, their current state and > workarounds in one mail. So maybe this will avoid installation errors in > trhe future (e.g. my future, as I will update our server installations > quite soon... ;-) > > Thank You, CU, Lars. Thanks, vs
