Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261297AbVCCASu (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:18:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261401AbVCCAOx (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:14:53 -0500 Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:15252 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261415AbVCCAON (ORCPT ); Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:14:13 -0500 Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:20:17 -0500 From: Wakko Warner To: Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: RFD: Kernel release numbering Message-ID: <20050303002017.GB15274@animx.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Kernel Mailing List References: <422643F0.8050603@utah-nac.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <422643F0.8050603@utah-nac.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1440 Lines: 30 I'm only emailing to the list, feel free to keep my in CC (this way I'll know what part of the thread was directed towards me) Jeff V. Merkey wrote: > __Stable__ would be a good thing. The entire 2.6 development has been a > disaster from > a stability viewpoint. I have to maintain a huge tree of patches in > order to ship appliance > builds due to the lack of stability for 2.6. I think that the even > number releases will take longer > but it's worth the wait. I agree about the stability of the 2.6 kernels. The system I'm using now has always been 2.6 since I first installed it. I have noticed there were stability issues with 2.6. I remember 2.6.7 was fairly good and was a bit stable. 2.6.8.1 wasn't that stable (I'm sure I had the .1 patch on it, however, attempting to do a lock over NFS caused the system to hard freeze). 2.6.9 was more unstable especially with USB. 2.6.10 (which I'm using now) has to be IMO the most stable 2.6 kernel produced. I'm quite pleased with it (and to all the kernel hackers, thanks for a great kernel). P.S. System is a dual xeon 2.6ghz on a supermicro x5da8 1gb ram. -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/