From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Al Boldi <a1426z@gawab.com>
Cc: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@osdl.org,
stable@kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org, chrisw@sous-sol.org,
grim@undead.cc
Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:25:52 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <44CE5940.5090700@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200607310003.56832.a1426z@gawab.com>
Al Boldi wrote:
>
> Well, ramfs has some pitfalls, which doesn't make it suitable for a
> long-lived rootfs. OTOH, tmpfs is much more mature, while semantically the
> same.
>
> Being semantically the same, while not exhibiting ramfs pitfalls, makes it
> suitable to be pushed into the -stable tree, IMHO.
>
This is total nonsense. They're very different from an implementation
standpoint.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-07-31 19:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-07-30 15:08 [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs Al Boldi
2006-07-30 17:36 ` Hugh Dickins
2006-07-30 18:48 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-07-30 21:03 ` Al Boldi
2006-07-31 19:24 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-07-31 14:35 ` Rob Landley
2006-07-30 21:03 ` Al Boldi
2006-07-30 17:51 ` [stable] " Greg KH
2006-07-30 21:03 ` Al Boldi
2006-07-31 19:25 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2006-07-31 20:58 ` Al Boldi
2006-07-31 23:20 ` H. Peter Anvin
2006-07-31 19:30 ` Chris Wright
2006-07-31 20:58 ` Al Boldi
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