Kernel update and csgfs

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On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 12:26:24PM -0500, Bowie Bailey wrote:
> Installing:
>  kernel                  x86_64     2.6.9-22.0.2.EL  update             10 M
>  kernel-devel            x86_64     2.6.9-22.0.2.EL  update            3.5 M
>  kernel-smp              x86_64     2.6.9-22.0.2.EL  update            9.6 M
> Updating:
>  kernel-smp-devel        x86_64     2.6.9-22.0.2.EL  update            3.6 M
> 
> Will updating to this new kernel cause problems with the cman-kernel,
> GFS-kernel, or dlm-kernel modules?  

Yes.

> Will yum warn me about those types of issues?

No. As you can see, you are not updating the kernel, but installing
a new one. If you select the old one (on grub) when booting, those
old module will still work.

> As a more generic question, is it generally safe to let "yum update"
> install the updates it finds?

If you have a 100% stock distribution, yes. Otherwise, no.

- -- 
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"Quid quid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur"
"Be excellent to each other ..." - Bill & Ted (Wyld Stallyns)

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