Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272377AbTHNOXe (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:23:34 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272385AbTHNOXe (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:23:34 -0400 Received: from smtp2.BelWue.de ([129.143.2.15]:58023 "EHLO smtp2.BelWue.DE") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272377AbTHNOXb (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 Aug 2003 10:23:31 -0400 Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:23:28 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Tennert To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [PATCH] 2.6 kbuild config logic and initrd In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/MIXED; BOUNDARY="662276-117648344-1060870966=:16114" Content-ID: Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2816 Lines: 83 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --662276-117648344-1060870966=:16114 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-ID: This is a patch remedying the problem stated below. On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Oliver Tennert wrote: > > Hello, > > While trying to use initrds with the 2.6.0-test3 kernel, > I found out that ramdisk support (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM) is allowed to be > modular, while at the same time initrd support (CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD) can be > compiled into the kernel: > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=m > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=y > > This does not make sense, however, as no initial ramdisk can be loaded > while the generic ramdisk driver is outside the static kernel part! > > Consequently, I promptly fell for it, though I agree that it should have > come to my mind before actually compiling the kernel! > > In 2.4 kernels, the configuration logic does not allow that. > > > Regards > > Oliver > > > -- > ________________________________________creating IT solutions > > Dr. Oliver Tennert science + computing ag > phone +49(0)7071 9457-598 Hagellocher Weg 71-75 > fax +49(0)7071 9457-411 D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany > O.Tennert@science-computing.de www.science-computing.de > > > > -- ________________________________________creating IT solutions Dr. Oliver Tennert science + computing ag phone +49(0)7071 9457-598 Hagellocher Weg 71-75 fax +49(0)7071 9457-411 D-72070 Tuebingen, Germany O.Tennert@science-computing.de www.science-computing.de --662276-117648344-1060870966=:16114 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII; NAME="patch.initrd" Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-ID: Content-Description: Content-Disposition: ATTACHMENT; FILENAME="patch.initrd" LS0tIGRyaXZlcnMvYmxvY2svS2NvbmZpZy5vbGQJU2F0IEF1ZyAgOSAwNjoz Mzo1MyAyMDAzDQorKysgZHJpdmVycy9ibG9jay9LY29uZmlnCVRodSBBdWcg MTQgMTY6MjA6NDYgMjAwMw0KQEAgLTMzMSw2ICszMzEsNyBAQA0KIA0KIGNv bmZpZyBCTEtfREVWX0lOSVRSRA0KIAlib29sICJJbml0aWFsIFJBTSBkaXNr IChpbml0cmQpIHN1cHBvcnQiDQorCWRlcGVuZHMgb24gQkxLX0RFVl9SQU09 eQ0KIAloZWxwDQogCSAgVGhlIGluaXRpYWwgUkFNIGRpc2sgaXMgYSBSQU0g ZGlzayB0aGF0IGlzIGxvYWRlZCBieSB0aGUgYm9vdCBsb2FkZXINCiAJICAo bG9hZGxpbiBvciBsaWxvKSBhbmQgdGhhdCBpcyBtb3VudGVkIGFzIHJvb3Qg YmVmb3JlIHRoZSBub3JtYWwgYm9vdA0K --662276-117648344-1060870966=:16114-- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/