Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] INITRAMFS: Add option to preserve mtime from INITRAMFS cpio images | From | Krzysztof Halasa <> | Date | Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:08:32 +0200 |
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"Frans Meulenbroeks" <fransmeulenbroeks@gmail.com> writes:
> "Invaluable" != "nice to know".
Well, I guess it's as "invaluable" for embedded systems running on initramfs as mtime on regular filesystems in case of normal systems.
Is mtime on ext3 "invaluable" or just "nice to know"?
> I admit that the net effect of this on boot time is marginal (but some > might consider having mtime a marginal benefit), and 100 cents also > make a dollar, so my suggestion would be to either reject this patch > or make it optional (e.g. depending on some debug config flag).
It depends on how marginal is it. If it makes unpacking 1% slower I can see no need for being optional. 10% - maybe it should? -- Krzysztof Halasa
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