Re: NetBSD 5.1.1 release? ext2fs support?

[Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 04:38:24AM -0500, Thomas Mueller wrote:
> I follow http://releng.netbsd.org/cgi-bin/builds.cgi , and I notice
> NetBSD 5,1,1 release was being built.
> 
> Now I find NetBSD 5.1.1 on ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD .
> 
> Question is whether this new release includes the update for Linux
> ext2fs where inode size > 128.

I'm afraid it doesn't. NetBSD 5.1.1 is NetBSD 5.1 with critical bug-fixes.
Improved ext2fs support is a new feature.

> If this release lacks support for ext2fs with inode size 256, it
> would be a downgrade for me!

I would suggest that you use a "netbsd-5" branch snapshot. That is what
I'm using on my "production" servers as well.

        Kind regards


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