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Re: Kernel updates for Adrian Bunk's packages?



On 12-Oct 10:18, Hall Stevenson wrote:
> > I have been using Adrian Bunk's 2.4 kernel packages. The
> > last kernel update is 2.4.9.
> 
> 2.4.9 isn't that old, actually. There's no harm in not having
> the 'latest and greatest' versions of everything.

Other then the fact that 2.4.9 has the habit of dieing under heavey VM load.

> There's also quite a debate regarding the 'major' changes made
> in 2.4.10/.11/.12 in the VM, virtual memory, code. Alan Cox is
> very much against the changes and isn't merging them into
> his -AC series yet, if ever. Most think changes like this
> shouldn't occur in what are supposed to be 'stable' kernels,
> i.e. the 'even' numbered versions.

True, but either is better then 2.4.9 now.

YMMV IMHO,
Thomas

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