From: Otto Wyss <otto.wyss@bluewin.ch>
To: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
Cc: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Booting a modular kernel through a multiple streams file
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:49:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3C1E3E4D.FFCAC861@bluewin.ch> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0112161542420.937-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu>
> > Well a simple solution would be if Linux supports the multiple streams file
> > format.
>
> "Forked files" crap _is_ known. And not welcome.
>
> There is a bog-standard way to combine several files in one - cpio. Or tar.
> No need to bring Apple Shit-For-Design(tm)(r) when standard tools are quite
> enough.
>
I don't want to bring in any ...-Design if standard tools are enough! If
cpio/tar do suffice, then much better. I don't know if they are simple and
fitting enough to be handled by any boot loader and the kernel. Maybe you could
elaborate more on this.
You have to admit that a multiple streams file format (regardless which kind)
would be a good solution to the booting of a modular kernel. Anyway this format
has to be supported by the kernel itself and in some extend by any boot loader.
So anybody has to write a kernel module for the cpio/tar format and help with
implementing it into boot loaders. Maybe you could give some help.
O. Wyss
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-17 18:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 66+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-16 20:37 Booting a modular kernel through a multiple streams file Otto Wyss
2001-12-16 20:50 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-17 18:49 ` Otto Wyss [this message]
2001-12-17 19:07 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-12-20 18:47 ` Otto Wyss
2001-12-16 21:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-16 22:02 ` antirez
2001-12-16 22:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 0:08 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 6:26 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-12-23 13:48 ` Alan Cox
2001-12-23 17:57 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 23:05 ` Marcus Meissner
2001-12-24 2:38 ` Alan Cox
2001-12-27 10:58 ` Wilfried Weissmann
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-12-17 19:53 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-17 20:26 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-17 22:10 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-18 2:31 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-18 5:46 ` Craig Christophel
2001-12-23 0:28 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 0:44 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 1:39 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 2:10 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-23 3:00 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 3:52 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-23 4:41 ` Ryan Cumming
2001-12-23 5:52 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 7:16 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2001-12-23 8:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 12:22 ` Kai Henningsen
2001-12-23 20:58 ` Erik Mouw
[not found] <Pine.GSO.4.21.0112180350550.6100-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu>
2001-12-18 11:16 ` James A Sutherland
2001-12-18 19:10 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-19 9:27 ` James A Sutherland
2001-12-19 10:11 ` Erik Andersen
2001-12-23 0:39 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 0:42 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 1:15 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 1:35 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 2:08 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-18 17:43 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-18 18:45 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-18 18:49 ` Greg KH
2001-12-18 17:47 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-18 18:53 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-18 19:43 ` David Weinehall
2001-12-18 19:50 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-18 20:26 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-18 20:30 ` M. R. Brown
2001-12-18 20:35 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-19 9:34 ` James A Sutherland
2001-12-23 1:02 ` Dave Cinege
2001-12-23 9:10 ` James A Sutherland
2001-12-19 14:13 ` Erik Mouw
2001-12-18 20:35 Torrey Hoffman
[not found] <Pine.GSO.4.21.0112190313080.9963-100000@weyl.math.psu.edu>
2001-12-19 8:47 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-12-19 14:55 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-19 15:49 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-12-19 17:03 ` Alexander Viro
2001-12-19 19:01 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-12-20 3:30 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 7:20 Grover, Andrew
2001-12-23 9:15 ` Eric W. Biederman
2001-12-23 9:47 ` H. Peter Anvin
2001-12-23 21:24 ` Eric W. Biederman
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