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Subject: Re: Problems with iso9660 as initrd
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From: Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
Date: 07 Feb 2002 11:01:33 +0100
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"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> Followup to:  <m3n0yl90xb.fsf@borg.borderworlds.dk>
> By author:    Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> > > 
> > > Also, you don't have CONFIG_ZISOFS set...
> > 
> > Sorry for not being precise enough. It is not a zisofs, just compressed
> > with gzip as usual for an initrd image.
> > 
> 
> Still unusual, though.  Why iso9660?  It's not particularly well
> suited for an initrd, especially because of all the redundant data
> structures and extra blocking.

Mostly because it is easily scriptable to build it with tools usually
available.

-- 
Best regards
    Christian Laursen
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