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Message-ID: <4730DBC1.5030009@zytor.com>
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:25:21 -0800
From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To: Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select which dir
to sys_chroot
Al Boldi wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> Al Boldi wrote:
>>> Al Boldi wrote:
>>>> This patch introduces a rootdir kernel boot parameter, which specifies
>>>> the path to the kernel sys_chroot boot dir.
>>>>
>>>> This is useful for systems that have more than one distribution
>>>> installed on the same fs/partition.
>> This seems like something that should be done via an initramfs.
>
> Agreed. But, not everybody boots their systems via initramfs, and even if
> they did, they also have to know how to reconfigure it.
>
> In contrast, this patch offers the rootdir functionality as a simple bootparm
> and without any extra initramfs dependency.
>
And yet another hack in the kernel!
Instead of heaping hack du jour into the kernel, write a small initramfs
that provides the appropriate functionality, please.
-hpa
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