linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] Export initial ramdisk compression config

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Date:	Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:00:51 +0530 (IST)
From:	P J P <ppandit@...hat.com>
To:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] Export initial ramdisk compression config

+-- On Wed, 25 Sep 2013, Rob Landley wrote --+
| Ah, so it's an out of tree bespoke Red Hat tool. No wonder I couldn't find it.

  It is not Red Hat tool.

| You're reimplemented the posix "pax" command?

  Ummn, not sure. Didn't see anything about 'pax'.

| Is this what you're currently doing, or the change you're requesting in the 
| kernel?

  Yes, I'm proposing to export $INITRD_COMPRESS variable so that it can be 
used by dracut(8).

| How does your code get called?

  The patch's commit log explains it.

Thank you.
--
Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Security Response Team
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