Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269257AbUJKV3G (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:29:06 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269260AbUJKV3G (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:29:06 -0400 Received: from hacksaw.org ([66.92.70.107]:62643 "EHLO hacksaw.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269257AbUJKV3E (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:29:04 -0400 Message-Id: <200410112128.i9BLSaF1007782@hacksaw.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.0 06/18/2004 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz cc: Felipe Alfaro Solana , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: udev: what's up with old /dev ? In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 11 Oct 2004 22:51:44 +0200." <58cb370e04101113512d569a6d@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 17:28:36 -0400 From: Hacksaw Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 847 Lines: 20 >What if kernel image is hosed instead? Well, there's only so far we can go. If the alternator on a car is bad, we can run on the battery for a little bit to get to the auto parts store. If the engine is cracked, we're going to need an engine hoist and a good mechanic. :-) >Having corrupted initrd is not so diffirent from having corrupted kernel >image and usually they are both located on the same medium... The hosing I am imagining is one done by the fat fingers of the sys-admin, not so much because of disk corruption. -- http://www.hacksaw.org -- http://www.privatecircus.com -- KB1FVD - 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/