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On Friday 04 May 2012 19:06:37 William Hubbs wrote: |
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> If you use an initramfs to pre-mount /usr, all of these issues are moot |
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> and things just work (tm). Mike's sep-usr use flag option on busybox |
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> may do this, but see below. |
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> - Separate /usr without initramfs blocks the /usr merge. |
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> In my original request to have your vote reviewed, I pointed out the |
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> document which asserts that the /usr merge is a good thing and pointed |
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> out the thread in which we discussed it on -dev. The arguments |
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> supporting it are strong, and I haven't seen any technical argument |
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> against it that would not be addressed by using an initramfs with |
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> separate /usr. If you are using an initramfs, you will never know |
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> when the /usr merge happens, but if you are using something like |
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> Mike's option your system is not compatible with the merge. |
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why exactly do you say that ? i already explained that busybox[sep-usr] works |
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perfectly fine in a /usr-merged world. the /ginit static ELF literally needs |
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nothing else in the system to work. you could boot a rootfs where the only |
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thing in / was ginit and it wouldn't be a problem. |
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-mike |