From: Phillip Susi <psusi@cfl.rr.com>
To: jzb@aexorsyst.com
Cc: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works...
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 14:03:33 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <43F22985.4020800@cfl.rr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200602140920.20685.jzb@aexorsyst.com>
John Z. Bohach wrote:
> Thanks for the info...Philip, you are correct, but for the wrong reason. Al,
> you hit it right on the head...
>
> It is intentional behavior, but the reason is that
> for name_to_dev_t() to work, CONFIG_SYSFS must be enabled...so there's
> my connection to the CONFIG_* option that I suspected...
>
> Thanks again...
>
I see, I wonder when that got added. Does there happen to be a way to
turn that off, but keep sysfs? Since I use an initramfs ( ubuntu )
there is no need for the kernel to contain such code. I wonder what
other bits of code could be removed when you use an initramfs?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-14 19:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-14 7:16 root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works John Z. Bohach
2006-02-14 15:42 ` Phillip Susi
2006-02-14 16:24 ` Al Viro
2006-02-14 17:20 ` John Z. Bohach
2006-02-14 19:03 ` Phillip Susi [this message]
2006-02-15 6:59 ` Andrew Morton
2006-02-15 7:10 ` Al Viro
2006-02-15 7:32 ` Andrew Morton
2006-02-15 7:59 ` Al Viro
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