> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-devel-bounces centos.org
> [mailto:centos-devel-bouncescentos.org] On Behalf Of
Matt Hyclak
> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:29 AM
> To: The CentOS developers mailing list.
> Subject: Re: [CentOS-devel] Back-port md raid1/10
BIO_RW_SYNC
> patch for DRBD
>
> On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 09:49:37AM -0500, Ross S. W.
Walker
> enlightened us:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: centos-devel-bouncescentos.org
> > > [mailto:centos-devel-bouncescentos.org] On Behalf Of
> Johnny Hughes
> > > Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 3:39 AM
> > > To: CentOS-Devel
> > > Subject: RE: [CentOS-devel] Back-port md
raid1/10 BIO_RW_SYNC
> > > patch for DRBD
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2007-03-01 at 14:47 -0500, Ross S. W.
Walker wrote:
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: centos-devel-bouncescentos.org
> > > > > [mailto:centos-devel-bouncescentos.org] On Behalf Of Ross S.
> > > > > W. Walker
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 9:22
AM
> > > > > To: The CentOS developers mailing
list.
> > > > > Subject: RE: [CentOS-devel]
Back-port md raid1/10 BIO_RW_SYNC
> > > > > patch for DRBD
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: centos-devel-bouncescentos.org
> > > > > >
[mailto:centos-devel-bouncescentos.org] On Behalf Of
> > > Johnny Hughes
> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007
6:15 AM
> > > > > > To: CentOS-Devel
> > > > > > Subject: RE: [CentOS-devel]
Back-port md raid1/10
> BIO_RW_SYNC
> > > > > > patch for DRBD
> > > > > >
> > > > <snip>
> > > > >
> > > > > Does that make a difference, will
yum recognize it as a
> > > > > upgrade or dependency from the
current version?
> > > > >
> > > > > Also I didn't install the standard
kernel I did a yum update
> > > > > from 2.6.9-42.0.8.plus.c4smp and it
went ahead and installed
> > > > > the standard?
> > > > >
> > > > > Maybe the mirror hadn't received
all the updates yet and it
> > > > > decided the standard was the best
candidate?
> > > >
> > > > It was the mirror having not sync'd up
all the updates.
> > > >
> > > > I did notice something, that might have
been true before, but
> > > > just noticed now. The kernel development
headers are marked
> > > > as upgrades to the previous ones so you
can only have one
> > > > installed at a time.
> > > >
> > > > That makes it hard to compile kernel
drivers for previous
> > > > versions you may have installed if you
need to revert back
> > > > to the previous version.
> > >
> > > That is true, and is how the version of YUM
is written that
> > > is included
> > > in c4 ... you can fix this issue with this
line in your
> > > yum.config file
> > > (all one line):
> > >
> > > installonlypkgs=kernel kernel-smp
kernel-devel
> > > kernel-smp-devel kernel-largesmp
kernel-devel-largesmp
> > > kernel-hugemem kernel-hugemem-devel
> >
> > Thanks, mate, that should help.
> >
> > So the above option will make sure that the
kernel-devel*
> are included in the installonly algorithm.
> >
> > Is there an option to select how many previous
installonlys
> are to be allowed? I looked in the man pages, but
didn't see
> the option there. I just want to bump it to 3 from 2.
> >
>
> I believe there is an installonlyn plugin you could
probably get.
>
> Matt
Hmmm, I suppose you mean outside the CentOS repo, as I
looked in
there and found fastestmirror, protectbase, priorities, but
no
installonly :-(
I want to try and avoid Frankensteining my setup, especially
for
such a small item.
Nah, I can live with only 2 kernel versions,.
-Ross
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