linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] 9p: add support for root file systems

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Date:   Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:16:00 +0900
From:   Dominique Martinet <asmadeus@...ewreck.org>
To:     Changbin Du <changbin.du@...il.com>
Cc:     Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...il.com>,
        Latchesar Ionkov <lucho@...kov.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, v9fs-developer@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] 9p: add support for root file systems

Changbin Du wrote on Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 11:36:59AM +0800:
> The main problem is we lack a generic handing for non-block rootdev. I think
> maybe we can unify all of above.

We're already going in that direction, please have a look at the threads
on fsdevel:
(new patch by Christoph)
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20210617153649.1886693-1-hch@lst.de/

(older threads I linked earlier)
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-fsdevel/20210608153524.GB504497@redhat.com/


I think it's getting there, Christoph should send a v2 addressing Vivek
remarks that will likely get picked up.
-- 
Dominique