Re: [BK PATCHES] initramfs merge, part 1 of N

Matt Porter
2002-11-02T16:38:05Z

On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 03:13:45AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> #4 - move mounting root to userspace
>
> People probably breathed a sigh of relief at patch #3, they will heave a
> bigger sigh for this patch :) This moves mounting of the root
> filesystem to early userspace, including getting rid of
> NFSroot/bootp/dhcp code in the kernel.

For those of us who only develop on nfsroot-based systems, does this
step include adding userspace network interface configuration and
bootp/dhcp client functionality to kinit? I want to assume that
"getting rid of NFSroot/bootp/dhcp" means moving that particular
functionality as part of this step. Just wondering what the
short-term impact will be on the poor embedded guys. :)

Regards,
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Matt Porter
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