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> From: Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> |
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>On Mar 21, 2012 4:23 PM, "Halassy Zoltán" <zhalassy@×××××××.hu> wrote: |
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>>> IMO, initramfs adds yet another black box during server boot. |
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>> The other way around, for me at least. I build my own initramfs, yet I don't know anything about mdev, just the fact it's part of busybox. So for me, mdev is a black box, while my initramfs definitely isn't. |
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>I see. Well, different views for different people, I guess. |
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>It's easier for me to bypass mdev (if it's b0rken) than to bypass initramfs. |
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As I've had to use BusyBox extensively in some environments, I find their tools very lacking in comparison to non-BusyBox environments. |
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As such, I've come to really hate mdev, and I'll keep udev around for as long as it is the "standard" or until that "standard" changes to something better - of which, mdev it will not be. |
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$0.02 |
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Ben |
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