Olaf Hering wrote:
On Tue, Jul 11, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
When you say "loop mount code" I presume you mean legacy initrd support
(which doesn't use loop mounting.) Legacy initrd support is provided to
be as compatible as possible, obviously.
Yes.
To create the initrd you needed a loop file, at least for ext2, minix etc.
But so far, the arguments are not convincing that kinit has to be in the
kernel tree.
Two are IMO fairly plain:
* Makes sure you can boot the kernel you just built.
* Makes it easier to move stuff between kernel and userspace.
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