linux-kernel - Re: Failover root devices

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Date:	Thu, 17 Sep 2015 20:23:45 +0200
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	Drew DeVault <sir@...wn.com>
Cc:	Ortwin Glück <odi@....ch>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Failover root devices

Am 17.09.2015 um 20:21 schrieb Drew DeVault:
> I'm not a fan of this idea. What downside is there to implementing it in the kernel? It trickles down in a consistent way and bonus points for supporting systems that don't use an
> initramfs.

The kernel is already super complicated and has millions of lines of code. If it can be done nicely in userspace, let's do it there
and keep the kernel maintainable.

Thanks,
//richard
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