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Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 10:12:39 -0700
From: Matt Porter <porter@cox.net>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: [BK PATCHES] initramfs merge, part 1 of N
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On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 03:13:45AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> #4 - move mounting root to userspace
> 
> People probably breathed a sigh of relief at patch #3, they will heave a 
> bigger sigh for this patch :)   This moves mounting of the root 
> filesystem to early userspace, including getting rid of 
> NFSroot/bootp/dhcp code in the kernel.

For those of us who only develop on nfsroot-based systems, does this
step include adding userspace network interface configuration and
bootp/dhcp client functionality to kinit?  I want to assume that
"getting rid of NFSroot/bootp/dhcp" means moving that particular
functionality as part of this step.  Just wondering what the
short-term impact will be on the poor embedded guys. :)

Regards,
-- 
Matt Porter
porter@cox.net
This is Linux Country. On a quiet night, you can hear Windows reboot.
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