On Sat, Feb 25, 2006 at 09:22:48PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> init/do_mounts_rd.c:#include "../lib/inflate.c"
> init/initramfs.c:#include "../lib/inflate.c"
>
> for these your arguments that halting is fine is _NOT_ correct nor is it
> desirable.
If you have an argument for why we shouldn't halt on failed
init{rd,ramfs} decompression, I look forward to hearing it.
> Did you read that post?
This? http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0312.2/1024.html
"The firmware then calls the kernel decompressor, which dutifully
decompresses the image, and calls the kernel. This image ends up
getting corrupted at some point."
Is your argument that we shouldn't halt after encountering a corrupt
image?
In my mind, being unable to decompress init* is every bit as fatal as
being unable to mount root.
--
Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.
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