From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 23 May 2001 14:00:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 23 May 2001 14:00:24 -0400 Received: from smtpnotes.altec.com ([209.149.164.10]:53770 "HELO smtpnotes.altec.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 23 May 2001 14:00:16 -0400 X-Lotus-FromDomain: ALTEC From: Wayne.Brown@altec.com To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl cc: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, helgehaf@idb.hist.no, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <86256A55.0062A9D7.00@smtpnotes.altec.com> Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:24:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [PATCH] struct char_device Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl on 05/23/2001 08:34:44 AM To: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, helgehaf@idb.hist.no, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org cc: (bcc: Wayne Brown/Corporate/Altec) Subject: Re: [PATCH] struct char_device >> But I don't want an initrd. > >Don't be afraid of words. You wouldnt notice - it would do its >job and disappear just like piggyback today. So nothing in the boot scripts would have to change? (Not that it would be a big problem if it was necessary. However, I prefer to keep things in /etc/rc.d as close to the distribution defaults as possible, just in case I ever need to reinstall the distribution.) Wayne