This directory contains the supporting userspace files (libdevmapper and
dmsetup) for the device-mapper to work with all supported kernel versions.

Kernel patches for 2.4.20, 2.4.21 and 2.4.22 are also included here in the
patches subdirectory.

2.6 kernels already contain device-mapper.  For additional patches
you may wish to apply look at the 2.6 subdirectories under:
  http://people.sistina.com/~thornber/patches/
and the dm-devel mailing list archives at:
  http://lists.sistina.com/pipermail/dm-devel/


For more information about the device mapper please read the INTRO file.
Installation instructions are in INSTALL.

Tarballs are available from ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM2/device-mapper/

To access the CVS tree use:
  cvs -d :pserver:cvs@tech.sistina.com:/data/cvs login
  CVS password: cvs1
  cvs -d :pserver:cvs@tech.sistina.com:/data/cvs checkout device-mapper

Additional patches undergoing development/testing may be found at:
  http://people.sistina.com/~thornber/patches/

Mailing list for discussion/bug reports etc.
  dm-devel@sistina.com
  Subscribe from http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel/

