Re: [PATCH] init: Remove CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK

[Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>]

On 10/20/14 23:02, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 8:45 PM, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:
>> On 10/20/14 17:04, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>>> --- a/init/main.c
>>> +++ b/init/main.c
>>> @@ -960,13 +960,8 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
>>>               ret = run_init_process(execute_command);
>>>               if (!ret)
>>>                       return 0;
>>> -#ifndef CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK
>>>               panic("Requested init %s failed (error %d).",
>>>                     execute_command, ret);
>>> -#else
>>> -             pr_err("Failed to execute %s (error %d).  Attempting defaults...\n",
>>> -                    execute_command, ret);
>>> -#endif
>>>       }
>>>       if (!try_to_run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
>>>           !try_to_run_init_process("/etc/init") ||
>>>
>>
>> Would you like to remove the try_to_run_init_process() stack of random
>> hardwired names that we can never reach if we panic, or do you just want
>> to remove the error message?
>>
> 
> I'm confused.  That code is reachable if there's no initramfs and
> init= is not specified.

Ah, I thought the purpose of the original patch was to make init=
required, but if not then fine.

/etc/init is still crazy, though.

Rob