Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sat, 8 Jun 1996 15:38:31 +0100 (BST) | From | Bryn Paul Arnold Jones <> | Subject | Re: Do I still need `update'? |
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On Fri, 7 Jun 1996, Jamie Lokier wrote:
> I have a simple question: > > Now that the kernel has `kflushd' built in, do I still need to run the > `update' program from the `bdflush-1.5' package? I'm totally in the > dark on the purpose of `update' with the 1.3 kernels. > > Ta, > -- Jamie >
In a word yes. There are two parts to the bdflush process, a kernel fork (that is now throttled for compatability sake, and has been replaced by kflushd), and a user fork that is still needed. Bryn -- PGP key pass phrase forgotten, \ Overload -- core meltdown sequence again :( | initiated. / This space is intentionally left | blank, apart from this text ;-) \____________________________________
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