Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269177AbUIBWRJ (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:17:09 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269147AbUIBWP1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:15:27 -0400 Received: from frankvm.xs4all.nl ([80.126.170.174]:58079 "EHLO janus.localdomain") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269149AbUIBWLk (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:11:40 -0400 Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 00:11:33 +0200 From: Frank van Maarseveen To: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk Cc: Frank van Maarseveen , Dave Kleikamp , Alan Cox , Linus Torvalds , Jamie Lokier , Horst von Brand , Adrian Bunk , Hans Reiser , Christoph Hellwig , fsdevel , Linux Kernel Mailing List , Alexander Lyamin aka FLX , ReiserFS List Subject: Re: The argument for fs assistance in handling archives (was: silent semantic changes with reiser4) Message-ID: <20040902221133.GB5414@janus> References: <200408282314.i7SNErYv003270@localhost.localdomain> <20040901200806.GC31934@mail.shareable.org> <1094118362.4847.23.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040902203854.GA4801@janus> <1094160994.31499.19.camel@shaggy.austin.ibm.com> <20040902214806.GA5272@janus> <20040902220027.GD23987@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> <20040902220242.GA5414@janus> <20040902220640.GE23987@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040902220640.GE23987@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Subliminal-Message: Use Linux! Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 976 Lines: 21 On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 11:06:40PM +0100, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote: > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:02:42AM +0200, Frank van Maarseveen wrote: > > > a) kernel has *NO* *FUCKING* *KNOWLEDGE* of fs type contained on a device. > > > > excuse me, but how does the kernel mount the root fs? > > By trying all fs types it has registered in a more or less random (OK, defined > by order of fs type registration, which is kinda-sorta deterministic at > boot time) order. With no flags, unless you pass them explicitly in kernel > command line. Fs types list can also be set explicitly in the command line. Of course I know that: the point is, the kernel _has_ knowlegde contrary to what you blatantly said. -- Frank - 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/