Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [git pull] fastboot tree for v2.6.28 | From | Olivier Blin <> | Date | Fri, 24 Oct 2008 20:26:26 +0200 |
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:
> Ingo Molnar wrote: >> >> a config option is definitely useful for users and distros. Having >> the boot option is a good idea. Arjan, i thought we had a >> fastboot=0/1 boot option but i cannot find it - could you please add >> it? > > In general, boolean options should be fastboot/nofastboot. We have > plenty of inconsistency in that area, but we really don't need to add > more.
Actually, the fastboot boot option is already used in RedHat's rc.sysinit (to skip fsck). Can't we have async_init/sync_init boot options to control this feature?
BTW, is there already some patch available for this option?
-- Olivier Blin (blino) - Mandriva
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