From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262005AbUCQTe2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:34:28 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262009AbUCQTe2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:34:28 -0500 Received: from verein.lst.de ([212.34.189.10]:3257 "EHLO mail.lst.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262005AbUCQTeZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Mar 2004 14:34:25 -0500 Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:34:16 +0100 From: Christoph Hellwig To: Jeff Garzik Cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, Linux Kernel Subject: Re: [Fwd: "Enhanced" MD code avaible for review] Message-ID: <20040317193416.GA24542@lst.de> Mail-Followup-To: Christoph Hellwig , Jeff Garzik , "Justin T. Gibbs" , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org, Linux Kernel References: <405899E8.8070806@pobox.com> <20040317183756.GA23667@lst.de> <2241002704.1079549645@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> <20040317190117.GA23968@lst.de> <2260532704.1079550351@aslan.btc.adaptec.com> <20040317190916.GA24118@lst.de> <4058A6FB.6080602@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4058A6FB.6080602@pobox.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Spam-Score: -4.901 () BAYES_00 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Mar 17, 2004 at 02:28:59PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > If early userspace isn't ready, it sounds like a choice between > "nothing" and "it works". > > We want a clean, tasteful solution, sure. But I think we can work > within the confines of the existing 2.6 API, and not postpone this stuff > under early userspace is ready. Umm, early userspace works nicely, you don't need the klibc and initramfs buzzwords for that, good 'ol initrd still works and people actually use it, e.g. for dm.