From: Denis Zaitsev <zzz@cd-club.ru>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init/main.c/root_dev_names - another one #ifdef
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 07:05:30 +0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011101070530.C22507@zzz.zzz.zzz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <E15yj2E-0001o7-00@the-village.bc.nu> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110301610460.1336-100000@penguin.transmeta.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0110301610460.1336-100000@penguin.transmeta.com>; from torvalds@transmeta.com on Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 04:12:36PM -0800
On Tue, Oct 30, 2001 at 04:12:36PM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> I think that array really is broken. We should get the name association
> from the array that "register_blkdev()" maintains, I'm sure. That way
If this array will be thrown away, am I right that we will lose an
ability to do root=/dev/hda ? As only "new names" will retain? And
by the way, it seems that devfs maintains the neccessary information,
not the array you have mentioned...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-11-01 2:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-30 23:53 Denis Zaitsev
2001-10-31 0:15 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-31 0:12 ` Linus Torvalds
2001-10-31 0:28 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-31 1:28 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-10-31 17:28 ` Christoph Hellwig
2001-10-31 18:20 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-10-31 18:31 ` Christoph Hellwig
2001-10-31 19:08 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-11-01 2:05 ` Denis Zaitsev [this message]
2001-10-31 1:36 ` Denis Zaitsev
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