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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 03:00:13 -0700
From: Erik Andersen <andersen@codepoet.org>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
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Subject: Re: initramfs programs (was [RFC] klibc requirements)
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On Tue Jan 08, 2002 at 08:34:47PM -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 05:23:31AM +0100, Felix von Leitner wrote:
> > 
> > How many programs are we talking about here?  And what should they do?
> 
> Very good question that we should probably answer first (I'll follow up
> to your other points in a separate message).
> 
> Here's what I want to have in my initramfs:
> 	- /sbin/hotplug
> 	- /sbin/modprobe
> 	- modules.dep (needed for modprobe, but is a text file)
> 
> What does everyone else need/want there?

I think you want a staticly linked multi-call binary, a 
trivial shell, and some kernel modules...
    http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0112.2/0681.html

 -Erik

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