[CentOS] kernel-smp-2.6.9-48

Steven Vishoot
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:00:13 -0000

--- Johnny Hughes <mailing-lists at hughesjr.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2007-02-19 at 21:36 +0200, Maxim Shpakov
> wrote:
> > Hello all,
> >
> >  There is kernel-smp-2.6.9-48 from Jason Baron at
> http://people.redhat.com/~jbaron/rhel4/
> >  Can anyone advice where I can find RPMs of this
> kernel version for
> >  CentOS 4.4 ? Or how it can be created...
> >
>
> Just for the record ... that link is RHEL testing
> kernels.
>
> Those kernels are not deemed stable or have not
> passed QA.
>
> At random intervals throughout the build cycle,
> kernels get released
> there for testing (usually in relation to a bug from
> the redhat
> bugzilla).
>
> Sometimes we (CentOS) will be a kernel or maybe a
> couple and put them in
> our Testing Repo:
>
> http://wiki.centos.org/Repositories
>
> We do it for the same reason that the upstream guys
> do, to test fixes to
> bugs in the CentOS Bug Tracker or because we need a
> feature in the newer
> kernel, etc.
>
> You can get the RPMS of the RH kernels directly from
> the above link, and
> they will work on CentOS.  If we have a kernel built
> that will do what
> you want in the testing repo, I would use it, as it
> was complied on
> CentOS as signed by a CentOS key ... but there is
> very little that is
> different and the jbaron kernels should work OK on
> CentOS.
>
> Please do understand the there are possible
> regressions and possible
> security updates missing from those kernels, as they
> are "Testing" and
> not official "QA'ed" kernels.
>
> They may fix a major problem, and you may want to
> use them ... and by
> all means, do use them if they make your machine
> work ... just remember
> that they need upgraded AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ... for
> they are _TESTING_
> kernels :P
>
> Thanks,
> Johnny Hughes
>
> P.S. - Did I mention that those are testing kernels
> :P
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Johnny,

You forgot to mention one thing.

That Those Kernels are TESTING KERNELS! ;-P

Steven


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