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RE: Upgrading the Kernel in RH
- To: haim(at-nospam)hageltech.com
- Subject: RE: Upgrading the Kernel in RH
- From: Ariel Biener <ariel(at-nospam)fireball.tau.ac.il>
- Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:12:39 +0200 (IST)
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Haim Gelfenbeyn wrote:
> PROS (RPMs):
>
> 1. Kernel was actually tested by someone, and run some regression tests.
Don't count on RedHat doing regression tests on Linux kernels. I put my
trust in Linus, and usually, except two times I can remember, he delivers.
There are quite a bit of holes in the kernels RH ships with it's OS.
> 2. Optional stuff by Alan Cox, without all the not-so-necessary changes
> in the -ac tree.
I like -ac kernels.
> 3. Works best with RH userland programs.
I never ever encountered a problem between a self compiled kernel and any
RH userland program. Also, I am not compiling the kernel for i386, but
more optimized.
> CONS (RPMs):
>
> 1. Too much unneeded stuff compiled in (e.g. SCSI if you don't have it
> on your system, etc)
That is not a conn. They are modules, and waste a zeroish amount of space.
> 2. Always a step or two behind current latest kernel.
>
> PROS ("vanilla" kernels):
>
> 1. Bleeding edge
> 2. Absolute configurability
> 3. Can use various third-party patches
>
> CONS:
>
> 1. Questionable quality, at best
Not more questionable that RH's. Unless you run out and install the latest
kernel. I always install latest-1 kernel, after hearing the feedback from
the linux-kernel mailing lists, which are way better in quality checking
that RH regression tests (haha).
> 2. Need to know exactly what you're doing
That's a CON ? I thought we actually took pride in that.
>
>
> There is a third option, however, and it's using Alan Cox's kernel tree.
> I never tried it, since I need XFS support and don't want to
> mix-and-match too much with huge kernel patches, but it may be appealing
> to some people.
I have been using -ac kernels for a long time, and with two or three
exceptions in the past, I like them.
--Ariel
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