[OpenAFS] Production ready?
Derrick Brashear
shadow@gmail.com
Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:27:43 -0400
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On 7/16/07, Lundgren, Andrew <Andrew.Lundgren@level3.com> wrote:
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> > I suggest using a version of Linux that has pre-built
> > binaries available for it unless you have some special requirements.
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> Looking at the Redhat distros that are supported, the newer builds are
> not present. (RH5 is out was well as newer RH4, the current kernel is
> several version newer than what has packages available.) 4.2 seems to
> be the newest RH out there. As I want the newest security builds, am I
> best off just downloading the 1.4.4 source and compiling them or trying
> to use the older binary packages on the current distro?
The kernel modules only work for the specific kernel they're compiled for.
You can try it with a different version, but when it blows up there's
nothing that can be done about it.
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<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/16/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Lundgren, Andrew</b> <<a href="mailto:Andrew.Lundgren@level3.com">Andrew.Lundgren@level3.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
><br>> I suggest using a version of Linux that has pre-built<br>> binaries available for it unless you have some special requirements.<br>><br><br>Looking at the Redhat distros that are supported, the newer builds are
<br>not present. (RH5 is out was well as newer RH4, the current kernel is<br>several version newer than what has packages available.) 4.2 seems to<br>be the newest RH out there. As I want the newest security builds, am I
<br>best off just downloading the 1.4.4 source and compiling them or trying<br>to use the older binary packages on the current distro?</blockquote><div><br>The kernel modules only work for the specific kernel they're compiled for. You can try it with a different version, but when it blows up there's nothing that can be done about it.
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