Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:25:52 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [stable] [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs |
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Al Boldi wrote: > > Well, ramfs has some pitfalls, which doesn't make it suitable for a > long-lived rootfs. OTOH, tmpfs is much more mature, while semantically the > same. > > Being semantically the same, while not exhibiting ramfs pitfalls, makes it > suitable to be pushed into the -stable tree, IMHO. >
This is total nonsense. They're very different from an implementation standpoint.
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