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List:       linux-xfs
Subject:    Re: Preemptive kernel patch on top of XFS
From:       Sean Neakums <sneakums () zork ! net>
Date:       2001-12-27 1:00:10
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begin  Eric Sandeen quotation:

> On Wed, 2001-12-26 at 17:36, drr@chpc.utah.edu wrote:
>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2001, Alp ATICI wrote:
>> 
>> > Which patch should we apply to the kernel first?
>> My general rule is to apply bigger, more intrusive patches first, so I do
>> XFS before preemption.
>> 
> I did it this way (XFS first) and I don't recall any problems.  If
> there was a merge conflict, it was trivial to resolve.

The preempt patch has been applying cleanly to SGI's CVS tree for me
since I started using it, round about the .15 pre-patches.  It works
great, too.

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