Re: [PATCH] gen_init_cpio-slink_pipe_sock

[Thayne Harbaugh <tharbaugh@lnxi.com>]

On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 15:42 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Thayne Harbaugh wrote:
> > diff -ur linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/drivers/block/Kconfig linux-2.6.10-rc1/drivers/block/Kconfig
> > --- linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/drivers/block/Kconfig	2004-11-12 11:03:52.657108248 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.10-rc1/drivers/block/Kconfig	2004-11-12 11:07:28.458301480 -0700
> > @@ -363,10 +363,14 @@
> >  	    file <name> <location> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> >  	    dir <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> >  	    nod <name> <mode> <uid> <gid> <dev_type> <maj> <min>
> > +	    slink <name> <target> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > +	    pipe <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > +	    sock <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> >  
> >  	  Where:
> > -	    <name>      name of the file/dir/nod in the archive
> > +	    <name>      name of the file/dir/nod/etc in the archive
> >  	    <location>  location of the file in the current filesystem
> > +	    <target>    link target
> >  	    <mode>      mode/permissions of the file
> >  	    <uid>       user id (0=root)
> >  	    <gid>       group id (0=root)
> 
> This info should get moved out of Kconfig, and into a Documentation/* 
> text file somewhere.

It's actually redundant with the gen_init_cpio help output.  It could be
removed from the Kconfig and put in Documentation/early-userspace/README
if someone still wants it someplace other than the gen_init_cpio help
output.

> > +/*
> > + * Original work by Jeff Garzick
> 
> Please spell my last name correctly :)

I did - you're the one that spells it incorrectly! B^)

Makes me wonder how I got your email correct since I typed that from
memory . . ..

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Thayne Harbaugh
Linux Networx