Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 13 Sep 2000 18:33:13 +0100 (BST) | From | Matthew Kirkwood <> | Subject | Re: Distro kernel patches (was Re: Linux 2.2.18pre4) |
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > [1] I understand the RAID issue with disk format compatibility, which > > makes the current RAID patch unacceptable for official 2.2 usage. > > I just wish somebody would *solve* that issue.[2]
> Solve that and the tool back compatibility problem for the cases in > question in a way Ingo is happy with and Raid 0.90 can go in. Simple > as that.
Easy.
Apply the RAID 0.90 patch and make Ingo (or someone else) maintain a patch which backs it out.
That would, I think, keep a vast majority of RAID users happy, while offering compatibility for the few users of the legacy code.
Matthew.
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