linux-kernel - Re: [RFC/PATCH] usb-storage: wait for device scanning before mounting root

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:53:11 +0200
From:	Gabor Gombas <gombasg@...aki.hu>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>,
	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dsd@...too.org,
	mdharm-usb@...-eyed-alien.net, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	vegardno@....uio.no, James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com,
	linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC/PATCH] usb-storage: wait for device scanning before
	mounting root

On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 04:13:25PM -0700, David Brownell wrote:

> Why give up, ever? 

It would be quite useful to time out and reboot using the previous
kernel ("lilo -R") when one wants to figure out remotely why the new
kernel does not boot.

Gabor

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