Re: [GIT PULL] kdbus for 4.1-rc1

Richard Weinberger
2015-04-29T13:46:51Z

Am 29.04.2015 um 15:38 schrieb Harald Hoyer:
> On 29.04.2015 15:33, Richard Weinberger wrote:
>> It depends how you define "beginning". To me an initramfs is a *very* minimal
>> tool to prepare the rootfs and nothing more (no udev, no systemd, no
>> "mini distro").
>> If the initramfs fails to do its job it can print to the console like
>> the kernel does if it fails
>> at a very early stage.
>>
>
> Your solution might work for your small personal needs, but not for our customers.

Correct, I don't know your customers, all I know are my customers. :-)

What feature do your customers need?
I mean, I fully agree with you that an initramfs must not fail silently
but how does dbus help there? If it fails to mount the rootfs there is not
much it can do.

Thanks,
//richard