linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] initramfs: remove "compression mode" choice

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Date:	Tue, 08 Apr 2014 16:32:45 +0200
From:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
To:	"Prasad J. Pandit" <ppandit@...hat.com>
Cc:	Hristo Venev <hristo@...ev.name>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] initramfs: remove "compression mode" choice

On Tue, 2014-04-08 at 18:59 +0530, P J P wrote:
> +-- On Tue, 8 Apr 2014, Paul Bolle wrote --+
> | "Built-in initramfs compression mode" choice is a set of knobs connected
> | to nothing. The entire choice can safely be removed.

>    This patch has already been submitted upstream; though not sure if it is 
> merged yet.

Not in mainline or linux-next.

> Please see -> https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/11/25/21
> 
> @Andrew: is it queued to be merged upstream?

lkml.org shows nothing for me, currently, but I think it's the same one as
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=138536209816822&w=2 . Though I think
the commit explanation of my patch is clearer I'm fine with Hristo's
patch. And that patch also predates mine by five months. 

Thanks,


Paul Bolle

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