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Hi Florian, |
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on Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:43:12AM +0100, you wrote: |
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> When your initrd doesn't have much to do, it won't take much time. |
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> Genkernel's (great) init-script is quit huge. If you don't need all of |
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> its functionality (module loading, net boot, ...) you can delete these |
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> parts. |
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Yes, I'd probably have gone for one of the minimal scripts described in |
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various DM-crypt howtos anzway, but... |
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> You could also use something other than a bourne-shell script - a small |
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> C program or a script in a faster shell/script language. |
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...that's a pretty good idea too :) |
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Hm, reminds me: is there any reason to use an initrd instead of just |
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putting all those binaries on /boot if the kernel as all the drivers |
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compiled in anyway? |
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cheers, |
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Matthias |
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