Re: 2.2.x <=> 2.4.x compatibility

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On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 02:45:38PM +0100, Alexander S A Kjeldaas wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2000 at 12:40:01PM +0000, David Sobon wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 	I'm wondering if encrypted images are forward/backward 
> > compatible between 2.2.x and 2.4.x.  I have a test image created in 
> > 2.2.18 (kerneli version 2.2.17.9, created on 2.2.13.2) and works well. 
> > Trying to mount the images in 2.4.0-test12 fails.  Is it supposed to be 
> > compatible 
> 
> yes.

yes, indeed.

> > or is 2.4.x support incomplete? 
> 
> not sure if it's incomplete.  Harald might know.

I had some reports that mounting of old loopback files (from 2.2.x)
doesn't work.

I don't have enough time currently to work on that. Maybe in two weeks or
something

> Alexander Kjeldaas                Mail:  astor@xxxxxxx
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