[linux-lvm] LVM 1.0.7

[Petro]

On Tue, Jun 17, 2003 at 04:13:07AM +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 04:43:58PM -0700, Petro wrote:
> > On Sat, Jun 14, 2003 at 05:37:42AM +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> > > On Fri, Jun 13, 2003 at 06:25:50PM -0700, Petro wrote:
> > > > When building the 2.4.21 kernel does one still need to apply the patches
> > > > generated by LVM/1.0.7/PATCHES/Makefile? 
> > > > I'm having issues with the kernel building and a lot of errors seem to
> > > > be coming from the (patched) LVM stuff. 
> > > you could try this patch ...
> > >    http://www.13thfloor.at/VServer/patches-2.4.21-c17/07_lvm-1.0.7-2.4.21pre5.patch.bz2
> > > which actually works for me ...
> >     The make file halts with a
> >     You haven't applied the rawio patch, please see the README
> >     make: *** [check_rawio] Error 1
> let me get this straight,
> you download a vanilla 2.4.21 kernel, unpack it, apply
> the patch mentioned above, configure it accordingly and 
> start a kernel compile, which then breaks with the message 
> given above?

    No, sorry--the formatting of the message was really, really bad. 

    I downloaded the 1.0.7 stuff from Sistina, I downloaded the raw
    kernel, then tried to generate the patch myself. 

    It didn't work, however: 

> I do not believe this, I tried it myself, and it compiled
> flawlessly ...
> I guess I am misreading your email?
> >     Which is really odd since the README in the PATCHES directory
> >     doesn't mention a rawio patch for the 2.4 series. 
> which readme?

    README, the only README in the patches directory. 

> >     The 2.4.20-VFS-lock.patch fails against the "raw" (i.e. d/l'd from
> >     kernel.org kernel. 
> raw = vanilla here?

    Yes. 

> >     The above patch applies and builds "properly" (i.e. compiles w/out
> >     failure) against a clean linus kernel. 
> the VFS-lock patch or the lvm patch?

    Your patch.

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