Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:49:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:48:52 -0500 Received: from 24-240-35-67.hsacorp.net ([24.240.35.67]:896 "HELO majere.epithna.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:48:48 -0500 Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:48:17 -0500 (EST) From: To: Andrew Morton Cc: Subject: Re: Ext 3 and 17-pre4 In-Reply-To: <3C0EF7EF.84837DEB@zip.com.au> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Excellent, Since applying, ext3 x.16 to pre2 I have notice marked improvement in my box'(s) stability, and responsiveness. With the Pre4 and the new ext3 patch I have noticed even greater responsiveness, and Memory use has definately dropped...a kernal untar was almost certain to eat almost the entire 512MB on the box I am typing this from...that is no longer the case. On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Andrew Morton wrote: > listmail@majere.epithna.com wrote: > > > > For anyone else interested, the latest patch to ext3 does appear to > > properly apply to 17-pre4. > > Thanks. Yes, it's nice now the change rate has dropped. IMO, 2.4 > is at the "just finished" stage, and the fine-tuning and polishing > now starts. IMO. > > > When can we expect to see these updates make it into the kernal proper > > BTW? > > There have been a hundred or so downloads and no anguished squeaks, > so I'll ask Marcelo to merge in a day or two. > > - > - 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/