linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ide: update Kconfig text to mark as deprecated

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Date:	Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:39:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Martin@...htvoll.de
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hancockrwd@...il.com,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ide: update Kconfig text to mark as deprecated

From: Martin Steigerwald <Martin@...htvoll.de>
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:18:39 +0100

> One thing to add: If you use a InitRD, you can use UUID or LABEL in GRUB 1 
> as well. I believe GRUB 2 at leasts supports UUID out of the box, but 
> better check this, before relying on my word.

Since I recently implement sparc64 support for GRUB2 I know that
indeed it does support UUID out of the box.

But grub2 sparc64 support is very new and the existing sparc64 boot
loader 'SILO' doesn't support UUIDs.

Personally, I also don't use initrds, I avoid them like the
plague. :-)
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