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SubjectRe: [PATCH] init/main.c/root_dev_names - another one #ifdef

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Alan Cox wrote:
>
> It took that out deliberately a few months back. The ifdefs in fact
> break stuff
>
> Firstly the array is __init so is discarded on boot

I think that array really is broken. We should get the name association
from the array that "register_blkdev()" maintains, I'm sure. That way
random stupid driver X doesn't need to touch a common init/main.c file,
which I find personally offensive.

Linus

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