On Thu, 8 May 2008, Klaus Steinberger wrote:

> Hello Troy and Connie,
>
> the latest kernel src.rpm are missing in the repos (both 2.6.18-53.1.14 as
> well as 26.18-53.1.19 ).
>
> I'm asking as I probably have to rebuild kernels, as again the fix for the
> slow NFS Client isn't in the kernel.

Built but currently untested versions with the nfs patches (slow client 
and broken nfsacl on server) can be found in our local packages repo:

   http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/linux/sl/damtp/5x/

hopefully in the obvious sub-directories etc.  The createrepo stuff is 
running now so shortly it should be a valid repo containing them again (if 
anyone cares).

BTW one of the *new* patches also touches the nfs sillyrename code which 
broke nfs client performance so I've chosen not to apply that either 
(along with the other 4 patches that need backing out).

$ rpm -qp SRPMS/kernel-2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.JSP1.src.rpm --changelog | head -7
* Thu May 08 2008 Jon Peatfield <[log in to unmask]> - 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.JSP1
- add nfs acl bugfix from Neil Brown (again...) [429109]
- back out nfs silly-rename fix patches (21849 to 21852) for now until
   there is a better fix available [321111,431092]
- comment out application of Patch21889 since that is also part of the
   nfssillyrename patches too...


I'll be testing these new kernels tomorrow (too late here today)...

  -- Jon

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Jon Peatfield,  Computer Officer,  DAMTP,  University of Cambridge
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