Re: Linux-EMC suggestion

> From: Charles Gallo <Charlie@...>
>
> At 05:32 PM 2000-01-29 -0500, you wrote:
> ><snip>
> >RH 6.x is based on the 2.2.x kernel, while RH 5.2 was the last of the

2.0.x

> >kernel releases. There are versions of the RT-Linux kernel patches for the
> >2.2.x kernels, and there is a version of the EMC software that has been
> >modified to work with them. As I remember there was still one outstanding

bug

> >that had something to do with clocks (time-of-day or real-time) that kept
> >this version from being used widely. Converting to the 2.2.x kernel IS a

high

> >priority though and I expect you'll see some movement on this front in the
> >next few months (maybe sooner).
> <snip>
>
> At this point, you might as well wait for the 2.4 kernel, as that seems to
> be around the corner

Supposedly that's when the RT-Linux patches get merged into the regular
kernel distribution and a lot of this mess goes away! It depends upon whether
Linus Torvalds thinks it's important or not. We'll see...

Matt