[SCore-users-jp] Re: [SCore-users] stock kernel unstable in Redhat 7.3

[Amik St-Cyr CFD Lab]

Shinji,

	The problem with the flushtlb is also resolved in that kernel?

Amik

On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 12:22, Shinji Sumimoto wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Sorry for late response.
> 
> I do not recommend to apply score patch to Redhat kernel because of
> too much reject files. :-<
> 
> NFS around bugs are fixed on linux-2.4.19.
> 
> Here is the NFS related patch list in redhat kernel spec file
> (The files are in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES)
> ============================================================
> # 15xx
> # NFS patches: selected bits from Trond's 2.4.19pre8 patchset
> #
> Patch1501: linux-2.4.19-nfs-01-pathconf.dif.txt
> Patch1503: linux-2.4.19-nfs-03-noac.dif.txt
> Patch1504: linux-2.4.19-nfs-04-seekdir.dif.txt
> Patch1505: linux-2.4.19-nfs-05-rdplus.dif.txt
> Patch1506: linux-2.4.19-nfs-06-rpc_bkl.dif.txt
> Patch1507: linux-2.4.19-nfs-07-bkl2.dif.txt
> Patch1508: linux-2.4.19-nfs-08-rpc_cong.dif.txt
> Patch1509: linux-2.4.19-nfs-09-rpc_wspace.dif.txt
> Patch1510: linux-2.4.19-nfs-10-ping.dif.txt
> Patch1511: linux-2.4.19-nfs-11-rpc_tweaks.dif.txt
> Patch1550: linux-2.4.18-nfs-default-size.patch
> #
> # 16xx
> # NFS server patches
> #
> Patch1600: linux-2.4.19-nfsd-B-NfsdErrFix.patch
> # end NFS
> ============================================================
> 
> If you want to fix the problem, I recommend to apply the above patch
> to score kernel or apply score patch to original 2.4.19 or 2.4.20rc1.
> 
> However current score patch to original 2.4.18 but including various
> fixes. 
> 
> So I will send you, score-2.4.18 minimal patch.
> Try to apply it to original 2.4.19 or 2.4.20rc1 kernel.
> 
> Some patches are rejected, but easy to fix them.
> 
> PS: The patch will up www.pcclusters.org.
> 
> Shinji.
> 
> From: Amik St-Cyr CFD Lab <amik at cfdlab.mcgill.ca>
> Subject: [SCore-users-jp] Re: [SCore-users] stock kernel unstable in Redhat 7.3
> Date: 08 Nov 2002 10:19:29 -0500
> Message-ID: <1036768769.17419.32.camel at stan.cfdlab.mcgill.ca>
> 
> amik> We are planning to do it if no score developer does it.
> amik> What is scaring me is that I compiled score from
> amik> source (5.0.1) and I needed almost 5 unmentioned patches
> amik> from the score group before getting it to fully compile.
> amik> 
> amik> I dont know how much patches I will need from them with 
> amik> the revised kernel...
> amik> 
> amik> Anyway, we have no choice, if they don't do it, we will.
> amik> How can you manage to tell your users that their simulations 
> amik> will crash every  5-12 hours ???
> amik> 
> amik> Best,
> amik> 
> amik> Amik
> amik> 
> amik> On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 10:08, Bogdan Costescu wrote:
> amik> > On 8 Nov 2002, Amik St-Cyr CFD Lab wrote:
> amik> > 
> amik> > > Updated kernel is named 2.4.18-5 on the RH site.
> amik> > 
> amik> > Actually the latest update from RedHat is 2.4.18-17. There are indeed 
> amik> > several NFS-related fixes since 2.4.18-3, plus quite a lot of others. Have 
> amik> > you tried applying the patch to the 2.4.18-update kernel and failed ?
> amik> > I'll probably do this here sometimes in the very near future, so I'll 
> amik> > appreciate any info on it. If not, you'll hear from me when I'll do it :-)
> amik> > 
> amik> > -- 
> amik> > Bogdan Costescu
> amik> > 
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> amik> > E-mail: Bogdan.Costescu at IWR.Uni-Heidelberg.De
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
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