[Ocfs2-users] ocfs2-tools 1.6

[Sunil Mushran]

On 05/10/2010 01:33 PM, Stefan Priebe - allied internet ag wrote:
> 1.) Is ocfs2-tools 1.6 considered as stable?
>    

Mostly. We push changes to the tree only after it passes all the tests.

> 2.) Is there a release date for 1.6?
>    

We are planning to do a beta release for el6. No dates as yet.
Ping Novell for dates for sles.

> 3.) Can 1.6 be used with actual vanilly kernel 2.6.32.12 (ocfs2 v1.5
> module)?
>    

Yes.

> 4.) Will there be speedup of file creation and deletion with ocfs2-tools
> 1.6 and the new features?
>    

The indexed dir feature was pushed after the ocfs2-tools 1.6 label.
Yes, you will see a speedup if you build the current HEAD.

> 5.) Can a ocfs2 filesystem created with 1.4.4 upgraded to 1.6 and it's
> features?
>    

Yes. Use tunefs.ocfs2 to activate new features.