Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269136AbUICDEa (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:04:30 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269135AbUICDDv (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:03:51 -0400 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:54180 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269244AbUIBWGl (ORCPT ); Thu, 2 Sep 2004 18:06:41 -0400 Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2004 23:06:40 +0100 From: viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk To: Frank van Maarseveen Cc: 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: <20040902220640.GE23987@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20040826150202.GE5733@mail.shareable.org> <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> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040902220242.GA5414@janus> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 893 Lines: 20 On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 12:02:42AM +0200, Frank van Maarseveen wrote: > On Thu, Sep 02, 2004 at 11:00:27PM +0100, viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote: > > > > The hell it is. > > > > 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. Next question? - 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/