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Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:33:36 -0800 From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com> To: Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org> CC: Al Borchers <alb@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: kernel cmdline: root=/dev/sdb1,/dev/sda1 "fallback"? Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > Al Borchers wrote: >> Thomas Chmielewski wrote: >>> These all unpleasant tasks could be avoided if it was possible to >>> have a "fallback" device. For example, consider this hypothetical >>> command line: >>> >>> root=/dev/sdb1,/dev/sda1 >> >> Here is a patch to do this, though it sounds like you might have other >> solutions. >> >> This patch is for 2.6.18.1--thanks to Ed Falk for updating my original >> 2.6.11 patch. If people are interested I can update and test this on >> the current kernel. It was tested on 2.6.11. > > Yes, I'd be interested in a patch against a 2.6.19. It is way simpler to > do it this way than to do it with initramfs (although not as flexible). > > I tried your patch against 2.6.19, with some minor changes (as it > wouldn't apply), but it didn't work for me (perhaps I just screwed > something). > I just might want to point this as an example on the fact that as long as the in-kernel mounting code (as opposed to integrated klibc) exists, it will want to grow features... -hpa - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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