[auton-users] lop5 kernel change

[Paul Komarek]

I should mention that I'm happy to move lop5 back to 2.4 if desired.

-Paul

On Thu, 2004-01-22 at 17:23, Paul Komarek wrote:
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I have changed the kernel of lop5 to version 2.6.1-mm4 for general speed
> and stability testing.  If you have a chance, please run your code on
> lop5 and compare it to previous results you might have (or to results on
> one of the other lops).
> 
> If we encounter any stability problems with 2.6.1-mm4, we will revert to
> 2.4 immediately.  If 2.6.1-mm4 works well for everyone, we will
> eventually revert to 2.4 to restore AFS functionality (see note below),
> but will use the performance data to help with future decisions.  lop5
> will return to kernel 2.4 before Monday, if not sooner.
> 
> Please note that AFS is not yet available for kernel 2.6.1-mm4 (for any
> platform).  It is possible that AFS will never be available for kernels
> beyond 2.4, given the current lack of enthusiasm for fixing openafs on
> the openafs mailing list.  If this is the case, we will be stuck with
> 2.4 forever on all machines that require afs.
> 
> -Paul
>