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

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Message-ID: <20080306220558.GA18202@citd.de>
Date:	Thu, 6 Mar 2008 23:05:58 +0100
From:	Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, 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

On 06.03.2008 13:30, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.

And what's with the people that just don't have such a beast?

I use monolithic kernels, know the device-name of my root-fs and i'm 
proud of it. ;-)



Bis denn

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