Re: Linux FS problems 2.2.10

Neil Conway (nconway.list@ukaea.org.uk)
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 12:01:42 +0100

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Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>
> On Wed, Aug 04, 1999 at 11:33:46AM -0400, Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote:
> > 2.2.10 has known fs-corrupting bugs.
> >
> > This scares me. I just upgraded 14 machines to 2.2.10 with file servers among
> > them.
> >
> > Can somebody fill me in:
>
> Don't be too scared. Some people get it all the time, most never encounter
> it at all. My machine is running 2.2.10 and I have had no problems.
>
> > 6. Which 2.2 kernels does this affect? How far do I need to go back to avoid
> > the bug?
>
> Don't go back, go forward. 2.2 is getting better not worse. There should
> be a final release of 2.2.11 RSN.

Can you please be a bit more specific - I had kind of thought that the
problems were still in the "possibly broken hardware, but getting
suspicious" variety.

Neil

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