Re: Linux 2.4.16-pre1

From: Charles Marslett (cmarslett9@cs.com)
Date: Mon Nov 26 2001 - 11:36:50 EST


vda wrote:
>
> On Saturday 24 November 2001 16:39, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > So here it goes 2.4.16-pre1. Obviously the most important fix is the
> > iput() one, which probably fixes the filesystem corruption problem people
> > have been seeing.
>
> This is quite annoying to have non-pre kernels with simple bugs like
> recent loop device bug etc.
>
> Maybe this can be prevented by adopting a rule that non-pre kernel is made
> from last pre/ac/... which was good enough by changing version # _only_,
> without even single buglet squashing?
>
> This way we will not disappoint those people who download non-pres in hope
> they are more stable.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
> --
> vda

I agree.

--Charles
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