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From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk
Subject: Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives (was: silent semantic changes with reiser4)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:06:40 +0100
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To: Frank van Maarseveen <frankvm@xs4all.nl>
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On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:02:42AM +0200, Frank van Maarseveen wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 11:00:27PM +0100, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote:
> > 
> > The hell it is.
> > 
> > a) kernel has *NO* *FUCKING* *KNOWLEDGE* of fs type contained on a device.
> 
> excuse me, but how does the kernel mount the root fs?

By trying all fs types it has registered in a more or less random (OK, defined
by order of fs type registration, which is kinda-sorta deterministic at
boot time) order.  With no flags, unless you pass them explicitly in kernel
command line.  Fs types list can also be set explicitly in the command line.

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