Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:34:08 +0000 | | From | Kent Robotti <> | | Subject | Re: Initramfs and TMPFS! |
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 01:22:26PM -0700, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 08:08:51PM +0000, Kent Robotti wrote: > > > Overmount_rootfs shouldn't take place until you know for sure the > > kernel detects an initramfs. > > Actually, it was a deliberate decision to *always* overmount after > some discussion with people.
Ideally, I don't know why you would want to overmount unless the kernel detects an initramfs.
> It's not a clean solution and the overall goals aren't clear here so > it was never submitted for inclusion --- an the fact is 99.9% of users > simply don't need or care for this.
I know the patch is just a quick and simple way to use tmpfs for initramfs, and it seems to work.
But, it would be nice if were cleaned up for that less than one percent.
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