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What is the best recent kernel
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Ignoramus30064
2010-07-09 19:23:54 UTC
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Due to having some unusual machines at work (with 12 cores), I need to
run a custom kernel instead of Ubuntu's stock kernel.

What I do is download a kernel, bunzip it, make defconfig, change
config, and run a few commands like make and make install etc.

I think that I have the process of installing it fully under control
and documented, so that I could do it on all those machines with just
a script.

What I want to ask is, what is a relatively recent kernel that is
known for being super robust and reliable and that "never has
problems".

This is in a context of a corporate application server that uses disk
and network and pretty much nothing else (a simplification). In other
words, I do NOT care about ndiswrapper, sound card drivers, NVidia and
things like that.

This server does NOT run X.

All I do care about is that the kernel runs, never crashes or leaks
memory etc. I know that all stable kernels are "pretty good", but I
want to pick a winner, so to speak. The most damn robust reliable
kernel out there that is within 2-3 recent releases.

Any suggestions?

My default route (if I could not ask here) would be to pick a kernel
that the most RHEL is using.

i
J G Miller
2010-07-09 19:33:42 UTC
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What I want to ask is, what is a relatively recent kernel that is known
for being super robust and reliable and that "never has problems".
None currently known, and probably never will be.

Every kernel has problems.
The most damn robust reliable kernel out there that is within
2-3 recent releases.
The closest to that would be the current kernel for Debian Lenny
(stable).

Or for the corporate environment Centos, (or RHEL if you want to
pay for the RHEL support).
mjt
2010-07-09 19:48:55 UTC
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On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:23:54 -0500
Post by Ignoramus30064
What I want to ask is, what is a relatively recent kernel that is
known for being super robust and reliable and that "never has
problems".
This is in a context of a corporate application server that uses disk
and network and pretty much nothing else (a simplification). In other
words, I do NOT care about ndiswrapper, sound card drivers, NVidia and
things like that.
I'm not sure any kernel has had that "title". I think
my SLES machines are running 2.6.32. You could check
what SLES, RHEL, and CentOS are currently using for
your processor.
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Ignoramus30064
2010-07-09 20:09:46 UTC
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Post by mjt
On Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:23:54 -0500
Post by Ignoramus30064
What I want to ask is, what is a relatively recent kernel that is
known for being super robust and reliable and that "never has
problems".
This is in a context of a corporate application server that uses disk
and network and pretty much nothing else (a simplification). In other
words, I do NOT care about ndiswrapper, sound card drivers, NVidia and
things like that.
I'm not sure any kernel has had that "title". I think
my SLES machines are running 2.6.32. You could check
what SLES, RHEL, and CentOS are currently using for
your processor.
Yes, 2.6.32 seems to be the way to go. I tried 2.6.33.6. But I think
that going to .32.* is better.

i
Hadron
2010-07-09 20:43:02 UTC
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Post by Ignoramus30064
Due to having some unusual machines at work (with 12 cores), I need to
run a custom kernel instead of Ubuntu's stock kernel.
What I do is download a kernel, bunzip it, make defconfig, change
config, and run a few commands like make and make install etc.
I think that I have the process of installing it fully under control
and documented, so that I could do it on all those machines with just
a script.
What I want to ask is, what is a relatively recent kernel that is
known for being super robust and reliable and that "never has
problems".
This is in a context of a corporate application server that uses disk
and network and pretty much nothing else (a simplification). In other
words, I do NOT care about ndiswrapper, sound card drivers, NVidia and
things like that.
This server does NOT run X.
All I do care about is that the kernel runs, never crashes or leaks
memory etc. I know that all stable kernels are "pretty good", but I
want to pick a winner, so to speak. The most damn robust reliable
kernel out there that is within 2-3 recent releases.
Any suggestions?
My default route (if I could not ask here) would be to pick a kernel
that the most RHEL is using.
i
Debian Lenny....
Man-wai Chang
2010-07-10 13:29:29 UTC
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Post by Ignoramus30064
Due to having some unusual machines at work (with 12 cores), I need to
run a custom kernel instead of Ubuntu's stock kernel.
What I do is download a kernel, bunzip it, make defconfig, change
config, and run a few commands like make and make install etc.
I am compiling & running the most recent kernel (2.6.34.1) under Ubuntu
9.04!
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