Re: New SYM53C8XX driver in 2.4.3-ac5 FIXES CD Writing!!!!

From: Matthew Grant (grantma@anathoth.gen.nz)
Date: Fri Apr 13 2001 - 18:37:43 EST


Dear All!!

A core kernel developer NEEDS to get these features straightened out properly
in a clean fashion. People WANT reiserfs integrated and working with LVM and
RAID, with good quota support. These are 'Enterpise' level features.

It does not look like that much work is needed to fix the stuff the base kernel
and get better integration of these features. The rough edges on them make us
look like a bunch of amatuers.

Alan, will you look into it as a project???

Best Regards,

Matthew Grant

> > kernel is more broken than beta7 version, a lot of lvm operations in the
> > kernel version DON'T WORK!!!
>
> beta7 is also broken
>
> > What are the problems????
>
> Disgusting stuff like using the low 2bits of an address as flags.
>
> > Reiserfs quota support should be added to the kernel if it is simple also.
>
> its not worth doing. Thats based on the current, racey, broken quota code
> not the -ac quota code we need
>
> > there rather than having a lot of different ongoing backroom operations to add
> > the functionality.
>
> For the base kernel they need to work properly. Vendors may be less picky.

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