I believe you will find LDM issues to be kernel independent and more likely
distro dependent. It's not necessarily the kernel that will cause problems,
but the gcc/glibc implementation of the distro vendor, and whether due
diligence was done to make sure all aspects of the distro share the same
libs. We are on a home grown Linux distro (PDI GalileoLinux), running the
Linux 2.4.12 kernel. On an SMP, I'm running _all_ four channels of NOAAPort
through a single LDM . . . NWSTG, both GOES, and the DCP channel . . . and
using the box to run 8 open NMAP2 sessions (hey - I like to electronically
chase), Garp, netscape, NWX, and proprietary tools. Here is my "w":
7:54pm up 3 days, 35 min, 3 users, load average: 0.50, 0.43, 0.39
". . . when the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to look
like nails."
--
Stonie R. Cooper,
Science Officer
Planetary Data, Incorporated
3495 Liberty Road
Villa Rica, Georgia 30180
ph. (770) 456-0700; pg. (888) 974-5017; fx. (770) 459-0016
