Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1945942AbXBBPsw (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:48:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1945946AbXBBPsw (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:48:52 -0500 Received: from elvis.franken.de ([193.175.24.41]:39909 "EHLO elvis.franken.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1945942AbXBBPsv (ORCPT ); Fri, 2 Feb 2007 10:48:51 -0500 X-Greylist: delayed 1821 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Fri, 02 Feb 2007 10:48:51 EST Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:18:29 +0100 To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: Joakim Tjernlund , Netdev , Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH]ip_auto_config bug in 2.6.20-rc6 Message-ID: <20070202151829.GA31844@alpha.franken.de> References: <1170329187.15627.11.camel@gentoo-jocke.transmode.se> <1170421783.15627.23.camel@gentoo-jocke.transmode.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: tsbogend@alpha.franken.de (Thomas Bogendoerfer) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 836 Lines: 20 On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 02:27:29PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> I think this is a bug since I am not using a NFS root FS. > > I just wonder why IP_PNP has not been obsoleted and removed from the > tree yet, given that initramfs is the advertised way to do so such > things. I hope this will not happen. Using BOOTP/NFS makes kernel hacking much easier on not yet supported machines, which offer tftp in their firmware. Thomas. -- Crap can work. Given enough thrust pigs will fly, but it's not necessary a good idea. [ RFC1925, 2.3 ] - 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/