Whats new in LVM 0.6 26/02/1999 Support for: - Linux 2.2.2 Features: - the strict limit of 8 volume groups with up to 31 logical volumes each is gone: you can have 1 volume group with up to 256 logical volumes of 99 volume groups with 2 or 3 logical volumes each or every mixture in between as well. See vgchange(8). - sizes can have units now; for eg. you are able to enter the logical volume size in megabytes, gigabytes and terabytes 8*) - read ahead sectors now can be choosed on a per logical volume base with lvcreate(8)/lvchange(8); no global setting with lvmchange(8) any longer - new options s and n for pvscan(8) - /proc/partitions fully supported with kernel 2.2.1 now -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What was new in LVM 0.5alpha 30/01/1999 Support for: - glib2 (libc6) - Linux 2.2.x, 2.0.36 - full devfs name space (see ) - make [menu|x]config - official device major numbers - egcs-1.1.1 Features: - WARNING: data layer implemented to handle vgexport/vgimport between different architectures (for eg. Intel/Alpha). Should there be any != Intel LVM installations out there you have to backup your LVs, delete them and the VGs and reconfigure them after upgrading to this LVM version _or_ you have to ask me for a conversion tool 8*))) - i/o statistics by lvmsadc(8) and lvmsar(8) (have to be enhanced ;*) ) - e2fsadm(8) to resize LVs and contained unmonuted ;*( ext2 filsystems using Ted Tso's resize2fs (ask as a Partition Magic license owner) - now pvmove(8) can handle lists of PEs/LEs to be moved - tools return more exit states then 0 and 1; see corresponding tool manual See CHANGELOG for details.