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From: Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr>
To: Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>
Cc: Phil Turmel <philip@turmel.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Subject: Re: Please add generic support for root=UUID= at kernel parameter command line (LABEL, BYID maybe also)
Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:09:06 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C780D52.4080108@free.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100827163753.GA13252@citd.de>

On 27/08/2010 18:37, Matthias Schniedermeyer wrote:

> I don't really get what you mean.
> But binary duplication isn't the issue, source-code duplication is.
> I'd count an initramfs to the binary category. It is "compiled" more or
> less literaly.

binary duplication is a waste of space (SSD are'nt cheap) and time. 
Plus, you have a real duplication for the fs-search in grub/lilo/add 
your favorite evolved boot loader there.

>> 	3) The tmpdevfs is also a dupplicate somehow
>
> No.
>
> devtmpfs uses tmpfs or ramfs as backing-store. And it doesn't really
> duplicate udev either, as it only does the bare minimum needed to get
> the computer to the point where udev can do the rest. Like when you have
> a root filesystem with no /dev at all.

I know. But It could do just a bit more find creating the 
/dev/disk/by-uuid/foo where foo is the one given ib root=UUID=foo


--eric





  reply	other threads:[~2010-08-27 19:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-23 14:37 Please add generic support for root=UUID= at kernel parameter command line (LABEL, BYID maybe also) Eric Valette
2010-08-23 21:56 ` Phil Turmel
2010-08-26 15:32   ` Eric Valette
2010-08-26 19:53     ` Phil Turmel
2010-08-27 11:59       ` Eric Valette
2010-08-27 16:37         ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2010-08-27 19:09           ` Eric Valette [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2010-08-23 14:10 Eric Valette
2010-08-23 20:05 ` Florian Mickler
2010-08-23 20:11   ` H. Peter Anvin
2010-08-24 10:06     ` Florian Mickler
2010-08-24  8:19   ` Eric Valette

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