linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.24] chroot= as a new kernel parameter

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Message-ID: <47D06265.8030305@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:30:13 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Pawel Plociennik <paplociennik@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.24] chroot= as a new kernel parameter

Pavel Machek wrote:
> 
> This really should be in kernel, I should not have to partition my
> disk to get booting to few different distros.
> 

Use a small initramfs.  That's the Right Thing to do in the first place.

	-hpa
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