Hi Stephen.
>> Is there a good list of changes / new features in upcoming 2.4
>> kernel release?
> You can be sure there will be once 2.4 is released!
>> - Will 2.4 have 2(4)+GB filesize support on 32bit machines?
> Yes.
>> - Will 2.4 have 32bit uid/gid support?
> Yes.
>> - Will 2.4 have Nfsv3 support?
> Yes.
> All of these are already in 2.3, and ext2 has the large file and
> large uid support enabled in 2.3 (with appropriate compatibility
> checks to prevent things going bad when you mix old and new
> kernels).
Can I add one to that list:
Q. Is there any likelihood of the e2fs-compressed patch (or anything
similar) making its way into the standard kernel any time soon?
Early 2.4 will do fine, but 2.2 would be even better...
Best wishes from Riley.
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