Recompiling Kernel Modules for EC2 Instances

Some time ago, I discovered that the version of the kernel that Amazon uses for its current infrastructure (linux 2.6.16) contains a bug in the lvm modules. This was a bummer to see since we are using LVM snapshotting facilities to realize sub-second database backups. The bug was only triggered under specific load conditions, but when we’re talking database backups nobody likes getting kernel panics at the most inappropriate times.The interesting…

August 7, 2007 Flexera