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On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 04:42:04PM -0500, Dale wrote: |
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> For the record, I think /usr should work on a separate partition as |
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> well. |
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You're entirely missing the point of this thread. |
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> One reason, I would like to use LVM on all but my / file system. |
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> This is something I been fiddling with for a while. Thing is, if /usr |
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> has to be on / then there is no point in me using LVM at all. I don't |
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> want / on a LVM because that requires some sort of init* to work. That |
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> is what I am trying to avoid. |
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The final solution in this thread: |
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TL;DR version: If your /usr is NOT on /, you MUST use an initramfs. |
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More detailed: |
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1. If you want /usr or /var on separate partitions (not LVM or anything |
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elsewhere userspace action is required to make the block devices |
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usable), then the minimal initramfs (or something more capable) MUST |
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be used so that udev is happy. |
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2. If your /usr, /var, root etc block devices require userspace action |
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(eg LVM, MD, crypto, firmware etc). You MUST use genkernel, dracut or |
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some other initramfs of your own creation. The proposed minimal |
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initramfs WILL NOT handle these situations. |
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> My opinion, this is going to lead to one heck of a mess. If it is |
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> coming from upstream, |
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Yes, it's upstream, and their reasons are fairly valid: avoid circular |
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dependencies in startup. |
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Robin Hugh Johnson |
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Gentoo Linux: Developer, Trustee & Infrastructure Lead |
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E-Mail : robbat2@g.o |
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