[CentOS] CentOSPlus kernel - Request for input

[Craig White]

On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 04:45 -0500, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 21:49 -0400, Steve Huff wrote:
> > On Aug 17, 2006, at 6:17 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > 
> > > I am building the new CentOSPlus kernel for i386/x86_64.
> > >
> > > It is based on the 2.6.9-42.EL kernel that will be part of CentOS-4.4.
> > >
> > > Currently it has all the features of the older plus kernels and all  
> > > the
> > > items turned on by the upstream provider in their main kernel ...  
> > > except
> > > that XFS is being removed from this kernel (and added by a standalone
> > > module that has newer sgi code for xfs).
> > >
> > > I am not going to add patches to the kernel, but I will entertain
> > > requests to turn on features that are included and require users to  
> > > have
> > > to recompile their kernels (that don't require adding patches).
> > 
> > despite the fact that you said that you won't patch the kernel, i  
> > can't help but submit a plea for a reinstatement of the legacy LSI  
> > MegaRAID driver (documented here: http://www.tuxyturvy.com/blog/ 
> > index.php?url=archives/4-Installing-RHEL4-on-Systems-with-Legacy- 
> > Megaraid-Drivers.html)
> > 
> > i haven't yet encountered a Red Hat/CentOS kernel release under which  
> > the legacy megaraid driver didn't build, and i suspect this would be  
> > helpful to people other than just me.  it installs just find  
> > alongside the new megaraid drivers and doesn't conflict with them or  
> > confuse kudzu.
> > 
> > please?
> > 
> > -steve
> > 
> 
> We are working on a CD DriverDisk for CentOS-4.4
> 
> We will put this driver as well as other open source drivers on that CD,
> so you can use them with the DD option to install on CentOS-4.
> 
> We will also work out a way for the modules to be moved between kernels
> or provide them as standalone modules for install.
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Like Steve, I have been building this one manually myself with each
kernel release.

Thanks

Craig