Karanbir Singh wrote: > James Pearson wrote: > >>>> I would personally prefer if this XFS code could be merged into the >>>> CentOS Plus kernel. Having it as a separate RPM is a bit messy. >>> >>> >>> If you work back, the number of different options that are available, >>> its better to have individual rpm's that complement a standard stable >>> kernel. >>> >>> Elaborating : there are a few dozen options enabled with the >>> centosplus kernel, in the event that any one of those creates a >>> problem for your setup - you have an unusalbe xfs setup. Having an >>> individual rpm ensures you dont carry the extra baggage of these >>> other options with you. >>> >>> Anyway, yum should handle dep's for you, there is no reason why an >>> rpm that complements the kernel should be 'messy'. >> >> >> >> Might be OK for most 'extras' - but not a file system that could be >> used at install time ... OK, you have to rebuild the installer with >> the CentOS Plus kernel to get to this stage, but this becomes more >> difficult if XFS isn't part of the installer kernel. > > > There is no reason why you could not use the XFS rpm to build an > installer image. This is the messy bit - you would have to modify anaconda to use the XFS rpm - modifying anaconda is not for the faint hearted. Or, create a 'driver disk' with the XFS modules - again messy. > Anyway, you need to poke the installer as well, it does not support xfs > even if the installer kernel + images have xfs support available. You can - just add 'xfs' to the installer boot command line. James Pearson