Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:54:04 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:52:58 -0500 Received: from 12-224-36-149.client.attbi.com ([12.224.36.149]:43787 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:52:31 -0500 Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:49:19 -0800 From: Greg KH To: "Grover, Andrew" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Booting a modular kernel through a multiple streams file Message-ID: <20011218104919.B5549@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <59885C5E3098D511AD690002A5072D3C42D802@orsmsx111.jf.intel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <59885C5E3098D511AD690002A5072D3C42D802@orsmsx111.jf.intel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.23i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.20 (i586) Reply-By: Tue, 20 Nov 2001 16:35:33 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 09:43:28AM -0800, Grover, Andrew wrote: > Initrd exists to allow a two-phase startup. My point is that why have a 2 > phase startup when you can have a 1 phase startup? Also, I'm not advocating > ditching the initrd capability, but wouldn't bootloading modules be > preferable for the majority of the systems currently using initrd out of > necessity? Cool, how is GRUB going to do hotplug issues? :) The 2 stage approach allows us to run /sbin/hotplug during kernel boot so that we can load the proper pci/usb/firewire/whatever drivers for whatever is currently plugged into the machine at boot time. thanks, greg k-h - 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/