[clue-tech] SYSFS_DEPRECIATED_V2

[Kevin Fenzi]

On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:27:00 -0800 (PST)
mike havlicek <mhavlicek1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am building a v2.6.28.6 kernel for use with CentOS 5.2. In general
> whats a definitative way to determine if a distro needs this feature?

Well, if it's set in the existing vendor kernel, there is likely a good
reason for it. 

...snip...

> Ultimately I am trying to alleviate some more irritating problems
> that I see from this vanilla install:
> 
> - calls to hwclock fail
> - kjournald eventually fails
> 
> I also get messages of the form:
> 
> EXT3-fs error (device dm-3) in start_transaction: Journal has aborted
> 
> and from syslogd
> 
> kernel: journal commit I/O error.

I don't think building a custom newer kernel is likely to fix I/O
errors. That sounds like your drive or controller is having issues. 
It's hard to say without the full dmesg output. 

You can try using smartctl to test your drive. 

kevin
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