Re: initramfs programs (was [RFC] klibc requirements)

Pavel Machek
2002-01-09T15:56:46Z

Hi!

> >> How many programs are we talking about here? And what should they do?
> >
> >Very good question that we should probably answer first (I'll follow up
> >to your other points in a separate message).
> >
> >Here's what I want to have in my initramfs:
> > - /sbin/hotplug
> > - /sbin/modprobe
> > - modules.dep (needed for modprobe, but is a text file)
> >
> >What does everyone else need/want there?
>
> It is planned to move partition discovery to userspace which would then
> instruct the kernel of the positions of various partitions.

Hmm, and when you insert PCMCIA harddrive, what happens?

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