Re: [Vserver] Re: vserver patch for recent 2.6.16

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Mon 22 Jan 2007 - 22:35:12 GMT
Message-ID: <20070122223512.GE11128@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 10:39:06PM +0100, Björn Steinbrink wrote:
> On 2007.01.22 22:01:59 +0100, Markus Schuster wrote:
> > Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> > >> I had no problems patching older 2.6.16 kernels with XEN and
> > >> vserver, but with the more recent one, the latest available vserver
> > >> patch for 2.6.16 (patch-2.6.16.20-vs2.0.2-rc22.diff) does not apply
> > >> without dozens of rejects that I can't fix myself.
> > >
> > > I take it that you are actually volunteering to test
> > > such a kernel with and without Xen meshed in ...
> >
> > I think I can't follow your thoughts here :) Should I try to patch a vanilla
> > 2.6.16.37 with patch-2.6.16.20-vs2.0.2-rc22.diff or what do you mean?
> > I'm also ready to test a pre-made 2.6.16.37 with XEN and vserver patches
> > applyed as long as it won't eat up my server :)
>
> It basically means "I would create a patch for you, iff you promise to
> actually test it and give feedback etc.". There were quite a few feature
> requests in the past where those who "filed" them simply disappeared,
> thus Bertl tries to make sure that such a thing does not happen before
> he starts working on stuff that is not of interest for the majority of
> users.

couldn't have said that better, thanks for clarifying!

best,
Herbert

> HTH
> Björn
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