Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 05 Jun 1999 11:03:53 +0800 | From | Hilary Cheng <> | Subject | Re: 2.2.x instabilities |
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Hi,
IMO, Kernel 2.03x has been worked on long so that it is stable. that's why the minor version become 3x......But 2.2 just release, now is 9. I think it may not as stable as 2.0. :p
Regards,
Hilary
rewt wrote:
> why dont you switch back to 2.0.X? and wait for the 2.2.X to stablize. > > On Fri, 4 Jun 1999, ron flory wrote: > > > hi- > > > > I am writing to ask (beg) that work continue on stabilizing 2.2.x > > series kernels before diverting valuable resources to 2.3.x. Traffic > > on this list is an indication that we still have some work to do. > > > > In comparison to the 2.0.3x series, 2.2.x is not quite ready for > > production use. I have several systems that have been running under > > 2.0.3x continuously for nearly a year, whereas I'm lucky to get a week > > on any 2.2.x system (and I have many). > > > > I'm not calling anybody names, or placing blame, but we need to do > > better if we want the Linux movement to continue in such a positive > > direction. Remember, NT 5.0 is still bubbling in the redmond kitchens, > > and they are going to come out fighting. Admittedly its not our only > > concern, but MS plays dirty..... > > > > 2.2.x still has problems with: > > > > * NFS. old user-space NFS still works, kernel-space is hosed major. > > There are problems with timeouts, crashes, stale handles, error > > messages, code warnings....... > > > > * swap issues. > > > > * networking instabilities. > > > > * NCP (novell) clients are iffy. I can break it in minutes. > > > > * SMP is still 'delicate'. > > > > * SMP/Alpha threads/mutexes are unstable. > > > > * kernel sources often generate errors/warnings. We can do a LOT > > better here. > > > > * kernel crashes/oops's. I NEVER got one of these with 2.0.x kernels. > > > > These are all issues that MS can play upon. Most of this stuff can be > > caught with better testing practices in a short time. I feel this > > should be done before chasing after the shiny new 2.3.x rainbow. > > > > In spite of all I've said here, I still feel that Linux is far superior > > to anything else out there, and I'll continue to use, promote, and > > develop it for the foreseeable future... > > > > ron > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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