linux-kernel - Re: Boot regression caused by commit 6829a048

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Date:	Sat, 07 Jan 2012 10:59:11 +0200
From:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
To:	Trond Myklebust <Trond.Myklebust@...app.com>
Cc:	chuck.lever@...cle.com, linux@...ik.name,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	linux-nfs <linux-nfs@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Boot regression caused by commit 6829a048

On Fri, 2012-01-06 at 18:16 -0500, Trond Myklebust wrote:
> A simple fix would be either:
> 
> A) skip the root=/dev/root.

"/dev/root" is actually the name of the 9p device, I can't omit that part since then 9p won't boot.

> B) change mount_root to also test MINOR(ROOT_DEV), which should equal
> 255 if ROOT_DEV==Root_NFS 

I'll simply check if ROOT_DEV==Root_NFS then.

-- 

Sasha.

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