Bug#394392: msync() in recent kernels fails LSB
On Tue, Dec 19, 2006 at 05:08:24PM +0100, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
>
> So it seems that the patches needed for msync() conformance we applied
> from 2.6.19 to our 2.6.18 cause filesystem corruption, see the current
> discussion on this on lkml. From what I understand it, plain 2.6.18
> is not LSB 3.1 conform and you need some fixes which are associated
> with filesystem corruption. While Andrew, Linus and co are currently
> trying to come up with a patch, I think it might be better for us to
> simply back out these patches. What doe it take to get an exception
> for this LSB test? Surely the reasons cited above (fails with 2.6.18,
> a fairly current kernel and the patches to fix it are associated with
> fs corruption) are pretty good arguments for an exception...
> --
> Martin Michlmayr
> http://www.cyrius.com/
why not wait for the fix and backport it?!
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maks
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