Re: 2.2.x instabilities

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 6 Jun 1999 00:52:06 +0100 (BST)


> unnatural act. Anyone following this thread is aware of the serious NFS
> problems reported every day (including today). Its difficult to submit
> a detailed bug report on 2.2.9-ac1 NFS when the system crashes so bad
> that it reboots 5 seconds later. The Linux users I work with have

That is a _useful_ bug report in itself. Though if you want maximum stability
you should not be running a -ac patch.

> I've received many personal emails from others on this list echoing
> frustration with 2.2.x, who have given up reporting problems due to lack
> of response. I'll continue to help all those I can and I know you will
> too.

If people don't report problems then people can only conclude that the kernel
is perfect. If people report bugs and expect rapid fixes to every bug they've
forgotten by pick a vendor of their choice and buy a support contract.

Silence is also not "nothing occuring", often its combinations of reports
that resolve a bug. One cases of "my computer crashed doing XYZ" may not
help but 5 of them all with the same hardware do

Alan

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