linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.29

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Message-ID: <20090327033654.GA21857@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:36:55 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	David Rees <drees76@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Jesper Krogh <jesper@...gh.cc>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.29

On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 07:21:08PM -0700, David Rees wrote:
 
 > * Mon Mar 23 2009 xx <xx@...xx> 2.6.29-2
 >  - Change default swappiness setting from 60 to 30.
 > 
 > * Thu Mar 19 2009 xx <xx@...xx> 2.6.29-0.66.rc8.git4
 >  - Raise default vm dirty data limits from 5/10 to 10/20 percent.
 > 
 > Why are the going in the kernel package instead of /etc/sysctl.conf?

At least in part, because rpm sucks.
If a user has editted /etc/sysctl.conf, upgrading the initscripts package
won't change that file.

	Dave

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