XFS patch for gentoo-sources 2.4.19-gentoo-r1

bob_t

I searched around, but didn't see discussion of this anywhere, so here goes. Sorry if it is a duplicate.

Some kind soul released an XFS patch for the gentoo sources. I applied it last night, and as they say, "it works for me." YMMV.

You can get the patch at:

http://www.SuxOS.org/~styx/gentoo/linux-gentoo-2.4.19-r1-r2.patch.bz2

Here's what I did, largely duplicated from the gentoo-user mailing list:

emerge rsync
emerge gentoo-sources
cd /usr/src
wget the patch; bunzip2 it
apply the patch: patch -p0 < linux-gentoo-2.4.19-r1-r2.patch

and then make the kernel as normal, using either your old config or making a new one. Copy over the bzImage to /boot and you should be good to go.

note: I'm not the author of this patch. I just applied it and it rocks - new kernel with all the preempt stuff plus XFS. For all I know, it could eat your disk, or as the author of the patch said "kill your mother in law"

There is a noticeable enhancement in speed while doing desktop stuff over 2.4.17r5, which is what I was running earlier. If you want more info, search the mailing list. Enjoy!

Nitro · Posted: Fri May 03, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject: Sticky

I've noticed alot of talk about this on the mailing-list too, I haven't tried it yet.

Anyone who does try it, I think others, myself included, would like to hear how it goes.

I think this topic deserves to be sticky, I bet this question will get asked alot.
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crashman · Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 6:40 am Post subject: This patch ROCKS!!!

I am also using this patch. I'm using it on a SMP machine so no worries if you got one also.

mdpye · Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 12:16 pm Post subject: I thought...

I thought the XFS patches where fully integrated into the gentoo kernal sources. I know I am runninf XFS on my / and /home partitions without changing anything from my 1.0 release (built from scratch).

Also, what is the difference between gentoo-sources and linux-sources? They seem to have the same revisions, so what is different?

MP
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rachaef · Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 12:32 pm Post subject:

There is no linux-sources anymore. It's all explained in the old linux-sources ebuild script:
/usr/portage/sys-kernel/linux-sources/linux-sources-2.4.19-r1.ebuild

rachaef

Nitro · Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 7:37 pm Post subject:

The guy who made the original gentoo-source -> xfs-source patch has updated his patch. Below is the quote from the mailing list.

snoop · Guest

Hello,

wouldn't it be possible to create an ebuild for this so
one can just "emerge sys-kernel/gentoo-sources-xfs"
or something similar?

cu
Torsten

Nitro · Posted: Sat May 04, 2002 11:10 pm Post subject: Re: ebuild

illogic-al · n00b Joined: 05 May 2002 Posts: 18

I don't have any problems with xfs. It works just fine. the only compilation problems I seem to be running into have to do with my usb mouswe modules not showing up. I'm positive I chose to compile them as modules but the usbmouse module is nowhere in either /dev or /lib/modules
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AutoBot · l33t Joined: 22 Apr 2002 Posts: 968 Location: Usually Out

Patches are no longer needed the new gentoo-sources include xfs support and is labeled:

linux-2.4.19-gentoo-r3
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phraktle · n00b Joined: 21 Apr 2002 Posts: 11

after installing the new gentoo kernel (2.4.19-gentoo-r3) with preemtption enabled i get lots of kernel msgs, like below:

Nitro · Posted: Wed May 08, 2002 8:34 pm Post subject:

I'm unsticking this topic, it is no longer "special" because the gentoo-sources-r3+ include the XFS patch.
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