Re: Hardware vs Software RAID

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008, Merlin Moncure wrote:

> So, based on this and other experiences, i'm starting to be more partial
> to linux distributions with faster moving kernels, mainly because i
> trust the kernel drivers more than the vendor provided drivers.

Depends on how fast.  I find it takes a minimum of 3-6 months before any
new kernel release stabilizes (somewhere around 2.6.X-5 to -10), and some
distributions push them out way before that.  Also, after major changes,
it can be a year or more before a new kernel is not a regression either in
reliability, performance, or worst-case behavior.

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* Greg Smith gsmith@gregsmith.com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD