[CentOS] Re: [Ntop-misc] PF_RING crashed the CentOS5 - BUG: soft lockup - CPU#7

[Scott Silva]

on 7-29-2008 11:10 PM Ian jonhson spake the following:
>> If you need a newer kernel to use that patch, I would recommend something
>> that runs more cutting edge for that server, maybe Gentoo or Fedora 9. I
>> don't recommend patching CentOS with a new kernel as you lose the main
>> benefit for using an Enterprise distro .. stability.
> 
> You meant I should not patch the newest kernel but original kernel, right?
> For example, I should download the source codes of kernel -2.6.18 used
> in CentOS 5 from www.centos.org and do patching. right?
> 
> I am thinking the same method to achieve the highest stability. If you
> also recommend the way, I am willing to try again.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Ian
It seems that you tried to patch the CentOS kernel and it didn't work. A patch 
for a newer kernel probably wouldn't apply clean, and the CentOS kernels 
coming from RHEL are heavily patched already. The last time I played in the 
kernel there were at least a hundred patches. Probably more. Any one of those 
could contribute to  your new patch failing.
I usually wouldn't recommend using a non-standard kernel on CentOS. If the 
kernel in the main repo or the plus repo doesn't suit your system, and you add 
a kernel from the main kernel.org sources, you risk de-stabilizing your 
system. An Enterprise linux like CentOS is designed for stability and long 
life and the pieces are fairly intertwined. If you need a custom patch or a 
newer kernel, I would just use a distribution like Gentoo or Slackware that 
seems to use newer parts, or see if someone already adds your patch to their 
current kernel.

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