Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 16 Jan 2002 11:40:26 -0800 | From | Greg KH <> | Subject | Re: Query about initramfs and modules |
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On Wed, Jan 16, 2002 at 08:29:58PM +0100, Andreas Ferber wrote: > > Hmm. AFAICS this also implies that one would have to put /all/ drivers > for /any/ hardware possibly plugged in at boot time on the initramfs. > Or will /sbin/hotplug provide the ability to just put requests it > can't resolve with the modules on the initramfs into some sort of > queue file, which is read by /sbin/coldplug (or whatever) later on in > the boot process to load drivers for those from the real root fs?
No, I hadn't thought of doing this. If someone wants to knock out a patch, I'd be glad to take a look at it.
> > And this allows lots of horrible "boot over NFS" and other network > > code/hacks in the kernel to be moved out of kernel space, and into > > userspace, where it really belongs. > > Having to put all drivers for all PCI/USB/whatever stuff on the > initramfs will likely be a problem (regarding disk space) for people > who need to boot the kernel from a floppy disk without having to > change disks during boot (think of nfsroot without etherboot).
I agree. It's a lot of drivers (and it's growing.) It will help out people booting from a hard disk the most (which happen to be the majority of people :)
thanks,
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