Re: [klibc] klibc and what's the next step?

H. Peter Anvin
2006-07-11T18:17:34Z

Olaf Hering wrote:
> Now I'm confused.
> Is the kernel partition code supposed to go at some point?
> Some people suggested that, but Linus was not convinced.

It's a proposal, and I personally think it makes sense. If done, it is
obviously very important that it doesn't change the overall operation of
the system.

> If you mean just 'interpreting the partition table', thats not hard
> either. I just poked at such code in yaboot a few weeks ago.

It's not hard; any of the partition table stuff, but we have quite a
proliferation of them. It'd be even easier in userspace.

-hpa