From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932124AbVHXUdh (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:33:37 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932149AbVHXUdh (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:33:37 -0400 Received: from animx.eu.org ([216.98.75.249]:16287 "EHLO animx.eu.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932124AbVHXUdh (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:33:37 -0400 Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 16:52:37 -0400 From: Wakko Warner To: Chris Wedgwood Cc: robotti@godmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Al Viro Subject: Re: Initramfs and TMPFS! Message-ID: <20050824205237.GB14136@animx.eu.org> Mail-Followup-To: Chris Wedgwood , robotti@godmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Al Viro References: <200508232205.j7NM5l1g018046@ms-smtp-01.rdc-nyc.rr.com> <20050824025740.GA3361@taniwha.stupidest.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050824025740.GA3361@taniwha.stupidest.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040907i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Chris Wedgwood wrote: > I have a path for initramfs to use tmpfs. It's sorta hacky so I never > submitted it and solves a niche problem for embedded people. > > Ultimately we might one day still want to change how we initialize the > early userspace (Al suggesting a reasomably nice way to move the > decompressor(s) to userspace for example) so I don't feel there is a > compelling reason to do more than cleanups in this area right now. Care to send me the patch? -- Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals