linux-kernel - Re: I give up

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Mon, 09 Apr 2007 11:37:00 -0400
From:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Subject: Re: I give up

On Monday 09 April 2007, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>Gene Heskett wrote:
>> Now the 64k$ question: While running with LVM2 managed disks, is it
>> possible to run without dm_mod, the device-mapper?  If so, please tell
>> me how to achieve this.
>
>No; device mapper is the kernel portion of LVM2.
>
>	Jeff, who actively avoids LVM on home computers

Ya shoulda warned me.  :-)

It should have lots bigger warning labels, in bright red self-illuminating 
signs, than it does.  It in fact seems to work well, but it is a major 
breakage for some common apps, like doing backups...

-- 
Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Gates' Law: Every 18 months, the speed of software halves. 

   -- From a Slashdot.org post
-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/