On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 11:26:16AM -0400, Andres Salomon wrote: > On Thu, 2004-05-13 at 11:16, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > * Andres Salomon <dilinger@voxel.net> [2004-05-13 11:11]: > > > Yes, it works for all kernel versions using device-mapper. Does d-i > > > allow you to pick whether to use lvm10 or lvm2? If so, then you'll need > > > to keep your lvm10 check for /proc/lvm, and add the additional > > > /proc/misc dm check for lvm2. If d-i always uses lvm2, then checking > > > /proc/misc (regardless of kernel version) should always work. > > We always use lvm2 now... I don't think it's worthwhile to give offer > > lvm1 as an option. Do you disagree? > It depends if users want snapshotting support. If not, then there's no > need for lvm10. If users do want snapshotting support, then we're left > with a few options: > - support choosing lvm10. > - get a more complete device-mapper patch into the debian 2.4 kernel > (current debian 2.4 only includes a subset of the device-mapper patch). > This is something I'd push for with whomever Herbert hands the kernel > over to. For 2.6, snapshotting is not an option yet. > - get a more complete dm patch into the debian 2.4 kernel, and include > the experimental 2.6 dm patch that includes snapshot support. Not > recommended. Even if someone does want snapshotting support, I can't imagine this being relevant within the installer. They can always upgrade to a snapshot-capable lvm2 kernel once it becomes available. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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