[CentOS] GFS/GFS2 on CentOS
Ray Van Dolson
rayvd at bludgeon.orgTue Aug 31 21:49:26 UTC 2010
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On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 05:36:42PM -0400, Boris Epstein wrote: > > > > > > Nope, Red Hat backports the necessary bits from the newer kernels into > > their 2.6.18 "stable" release, so you should be all set. > > > > Ray > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > This is interesting... What's the rationale for that? Why not advance > the version numbers if you incorporate the newer features anyhow? > > Boris. The main reason would be to preserve ABI stability over the lifetime of the release while still being able to introduce selected new features and to address security concerns. Fairly typical of any Enterprise OS (Solaris 10, etc). Ray
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