VFS lock patch and recent 2.4 kernels...
This must be in a FAQ somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.
Is the VFS lock patch is still required, to support lvm snapshots with
journaling filesystems, for current 2.4 kernels (i.e. 2.4.31)? If the
patch *is* still required has anyone updated it for a recent 2.4 release?
The most recent versions of the patch that I've found seemed to go up to 2.4.20. Has the patch been merged with the vanilla 2.4 kernel?
Ben
Quoted 9 lines · Ben Poliakoff
This must be in a FAQ somewhere, but I haven't found it yet.
Is the VFS lock patch is still required, to support lvm snapshots with
journaling filesystems, for current 2.4 kernels (i.e. 2.4.31)? If the
patch *is* still required has anyone updated it for a recent 2.4 release?The most recent versions of the patch that I've found seemed to go up to 2.4.20. Has the patch been merged with the vanilla 2.4 kernel?
it hasn't been merged, it's still required... if you google for linux-2.4.22-VFS-lock.patch you'll find a version included in device-mapper tarballs. it applies fine on recent kernels (modulo the dm.c file unless you've also applied device mapper patch).
-dean