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From: Chris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org>
To: Kent Robotti <dwilson24@nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: Initramfs and TMPFS!
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On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 08:08:51PM +0000, Kent Robotti wrote:

> Overmount_rootfs shouldn't take place until you know for sure the
> kernel detects an initramfs.

Actually, it was a deliberate decision to *always* overmount after
some discussion with people.

It's not a clean solution and the overall goals aren't clear here so
it was never submitted for inclusion --- an the fact is 99.9% of users
simply don't need or care for this.