Subject: Re: [vserver] VServer looks 'limited' in 2.6.38.8
From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:39:38 +0200

On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 12:06:30AM +0200, Adrian Reyer wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:45:35PM +0200, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
>
>> I presume you're aware that the 2.6.26 (debian) kernel is
>> horribly broken and you need to fixup your filesystem whenever
>> you switch from or to that kernel?

> I am aware that it is horribly broken having to do with a
> secure isolation which I don't depend on in this case. I was
> not aware the attributes themselves are broken.

>> please make sure that the filesystem is intact when switching
>> from 2.6.26 to 2.6.38.x, best procedure is to backup
>> everything (or at least the attributes) and restore once the
>> new kernel is up an running

> Is there something like a second best procedure not involving
> the backup but e.g. some chattr?

http://linux-vserver.org/Installation_on_Debian#Issues_with_Lenny.27s_2.6.26_Kernel_and_Util-vserver

HTH,
Herbert

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