From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932321AbWG3VD1 (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:03:27 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932311AbWG3VD0 (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:03:26 -0400 Received: from [212.33.163.22] ([212.33.163.22]:17167 "EHLO raad.intranet") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932322AbWG3VDY (ORCPT ); Sun, 30 Jul 2006 17:03:24 -0400 From: Al Boldi To: Greg KH Subject: Re: [stable] [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:03:56 +0300 User-Agent: KMail/1.5 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@osdl.org, stable@kernel.org, akpm@osdl.org, chrisw@sous-sol.org, grim@undead.cc References: <200607301808.14299.a1426z@gawab.com> <20060730175109.GA20777@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <20060730175109.GA20777@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1256" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200607310003.56832.a1426z@gawab.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Greg KH wrote: > On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 06:08:14PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote: > > Replugs rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs as a Kconfig option. > > > > This patch is based on John Zielinski's > > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107013630212011&w=4 > > patch. > > > > Modified for 2.6.17. > > > > RunTime tested on i386. > > > > This trivial patch should go into 2.6.18. > > This looks like a new feature. What problem does it fix that would make > it acceptable to add to the -stable tree? Well, ramfs has some pitfalls, which doesn't make it suitable for a long-lived rootfs. OTOH, tmpfs is much more mature, while semantically the same. Being semantically the same, while not exhibiting ramfs pitfalls, makes it suitable to be pushed into the -stable tree, IMHO. It's your call, but this patch should have been in 2.6 since day 1. Thanks! -- Al