Re: ext3 can't be extended while online

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 01:12:48PM -0400, Al Tobey wrote:
> I actually looked at the various methods that are out there before
> composing my rant.  At least with jfs and reiserfs, I don't have to
> modify my kernel to make them work - they're already in the -unsupported
> rpm.

Sorry, I mistook your rant for a constructive inquiry ...

Red Hat has chosen not to provide official support for reiserfs.  They
have their reasons.  Other distros make different choices.

Red Hat has also been loathe to support features that are not merged into
the mainline development kernel.  But they have aggressively backported
a number of features once merged upstream.  So getting ext3 online
resizing merged into 2.6 is a prerequisite to getting it backported
to 2.4.  The online resizing patch is relatively unobtrusive, so it
seems more likely that Red Hat might give it some polish and testing,
and work with Andreas to get it merged, than that they will suddenly
start supporting reiserfs.

Anway, if you want Oracle to support your desired configuration, why ask on
the Taroon Beta list?  Oracle is free to support their product on
RHEL + reiserfs.  Try {sales,support}@oracle.com.

Regards,

	Bill Rugolsky


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