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SubjectRe: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives (was: silent semantic changes with reiser4)
On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:02:42AM +0200, Frank van Maarseveen wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 11:00:27PM +0100, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote:
> >
> > The hell it is.
> >
> > a) kernel has *NO* *FUCKING* *KNOWLEDGE* of fs type contained on a device.
>
> excuse me, but how does the kernel mount the root fs?

By trying all fs types it has registered in a more or less random (OK, defined
by order of fs type registration, which is kinda-sorta deterministic at
boot time) order. With no flags, unless you pass them explicitly in kernel
command line. Fs types list can also be set explicitly in the command line.

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