[NCLUG] RedHat's 2.4.9-6 kernel

[Jeff Moe]

On Thursday 18 October 2001 02:23 pm, Mark Fassler wrote:
> RedHat has released a new kernel for 7.1, kernel 2.4.9-6.
>
> IIRC, the kernels 2.4.7 through 2.4.9 had problems with VM management.
> IIRC, this wasn't fixed until 2.4.10.
>
> Has anyone tried RedHat's 2.4.9-6 kernel?  Does it have problems with VM
> management?

The VM "fix" of 2.4.10 wasn't very stable for me. RedHat typically uses Alan 
Cox's kernels which are using a different memory manangement scheme than 
Linus'. Of the recent kernels I've used, 2.4.9 has been stable, even if the 
VM is inefficient. 2.4.10 was not stable (for me), 2.4.11 got nixed by Linus 
the same day it came out (he renamed it "don't use"), and 2.4.12 is 
reportedly having problems (parallel port at least). No 2.4.13 yet. Some of 
the 2.4.10-ac and 2.4.12-ac kernels have been stable for me as well. So, in 
sum, RedHat's 2.4.9-6 is probably more stable than any of the > .9 kernels.

I have a local kernel mirror at ftp://kernel.us.themoes.org . It's hosted at 
FRII, so if you're near them, it'll be your fastest mirror.

-Jeff