From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030232AbVHZVZN (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:25:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965174AbVHZVZN (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:25:13 -0400 Received: from ms-smtp-03-smtplb.rdc-nyc.rr.com ([24.29.109.7]:34497 "EHLO ms-smtp-03.rdc-nyc.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965173AbVHZVZM (ORCPT ); Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:25:12 -0400 Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:34:08 +0000 From: Kent Robotti To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Initramfs and TMPFS! Message-ID: <20050826213408.GA1001@Linux.nyc.rr.com> Reply-To: dwilson24@nyc.rr.com References: <200508260139.j7Q1dFME000555@ms-smtp-03.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <20050826190647.GA12296@taniwha.stupidest.org> <20050826200851.GA851@Linux.nyc.rr.com> <20050826202226.GA13807@taniwha.stupidest.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050826202226.GA13807@taniwha.stupidest.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 01:22:26PM -0700, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 08:08:51PM +0000, Kent Robotti wrote: > > > Overmount_rootfs shouldn't take place until you know for sure the > > kernel detects an initramfs. > > Actually, it was a deliberate decision to *always* overmount after > some discussion with people. Ideally, I don't know why you would want to overmount unless the kernel detects an initramfs. > It's not a clean solution and the overall goals aren't clear here so > it was never submitted for inclusion --- an the fact is 99.9% of users > simply don't need or care for this. I know the patch is just a quick and simple way to use tmpfs for initramfs, and it seems to work. But, it would be nice if were cleaned up for that less than one percent.