linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] driver core patches against 2.6.24

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Message-ID: <479D91BE.7050503@aitel.hist.no>
Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:26:38 +0100
From:	Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@...el.hist.no>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jon Masters <jonathan@...masters.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] driver core patches against 2.6.24

Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> My wish is that distros would just boot without requiring an initrd. I
> know how to make them for redhat and debian based distros, but the fact
> that you can't (easily) cross-build them makes it a very tedious
> construct.
>   
Debian is easy enough - make sure the drivers for the root
device and root fs is built-in, and you can drop the initrd.
Takes a second or two off the boot, and some more off the build.

Helge Hafting
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