> >You can test 2.5. If it is wrong there I must submit a patch.
> It seems to work perfectly with 2.5.56
Excellent.
> But, I'm still reluctant to use an unstable kernel for backuping a
> partition. But maybe the 2.5 is stable enough to read blocks from
> IDE/SCSI drives, and send them over NFSv2 / IPv4 ?
Stable / unstable is not a binary decision. Some things are broken
in 2.4. Many things are broken in 2.5. Still I use 2.5.recent
on a daily basis without meeting bad problems (if I refrain from
inserting and removing USB devices).
Try, and if it works for you, fine. But no guarantees given.
Andries
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