Re: Linux 2.6.29

[Dave Jones]

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 07:21:08PM -0700, David Rees wrote:
 
 > * Mon Mar 23 2009 xx <xx@xxxxx> 2.6.29-2
 >  - Change default swappiness setting from 60 to 30.
 > 
 > * Thu Mar 19 2009 xx <xx@xxxxx> 2.6.29-0.66.rc8.git4
 >  - Raise default vm dirty data limits from 5/10 to 10/20 percent.
 > 
 > Why are the going in the kernel package instead of /etc/sysctl.conf?

At least in part, because rpm sucks.
If a user has editted /etc/sysctl.conf, upgrading the initscripts package
won't change that file.

	Dave

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/