[3467] in SIPB_Linux_Development
Re: outstanding bugs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek Atkins)
Sat Apr 14 23:24:43 2001
To: Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU>
Cc: linux-dev@MIT.EDU
From: Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date: 14 Apr 2001 23:24:39 -0400
In-Reply-To: Angie Kelic's message of "Sat, 14 Apr 2001 15:06:28 -0400"
Message-ID: <sjmae5ikfpj.fsf@rcn.ihtfp.org>
I wonder if there is any way we could get rpmupdate to support
kernel-smp? In the interim, however, I think this is probably
acceptable.
-derek
Angie Kelic <sly@MIT.EDU> writes:
> Yes, smp machines typically have both installed. Currently
> the update will update just kernel-* and not kernel-smp-* which
> means when it reruns lilo you end up with a machine that boots
> the new single processor kernel. It works, it's just nonideal
> and requires you to go off and install the new smp kernel.
>
> --Angie
>
>
>
> >Ok, then we can probably generate a package list via 'rpm -qa ... |
> >grep -v ^kernel-smp'
> >
> >-derek
> >
> >Greg Hudson <ghudson@MIT.EDU> writes:
> >
> >> > I'm worried about the case where packagelist says nothing, and
> >> > kernel-smp is installed. When rpmupdate runs, it should see
> >> > 'kernel' in the new package-list, and notice that it isn't in the
> >> > installed package-list. So, wouldn't rpmupdate try to install the
> >> > "new" kernel package (even if it does nothing with the kernel-smp
> >> > package)?
> >>
> >> Ah. I have been advised in the past that most SMP machines have both
> >> kernel and kernel-smp installed, and that this is not harmful
> >> (although rpmupdate tends to break your lilo.conf when it upgrades the
> >> kernel package--a known bug).
> >
> >--
> > Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
> > Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
Member, MIT Student Information Processing Board (SIPB)
URL: http://web.mit.edu/warlord/ PP-ASEL-IA N1NWH
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