RFC: enhancing the root mount logic

[Adrian Chadd]

On 25 August 2010 09:51, M. Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote:

> : I'm not saying the whole Linux initrd approach is -bad-; i'm just
> : saying it needs to be thought through a little more first.
>
> No body is saying that the only way to do things (or even the default
> way) is via the Linux mdroot thing.  We're saying that it is *A* way
> to bootstrap a kernel that uses the ramfs to find the proper location
> of root to mount (maybe after initializing the device where root is),
> pivot to that new location.
>
> Marcel's current proposal seems simpler (and less flexible) than
> this.  The proof in the pudding will be his ability to handle the
> 'layered' cases of encryption or compression I brought up earlier.

I do like the idea of a formalish description of a bootstrap process
rather than "hi, run these scripts."

That said, I do like the idea of also being able to run some scripts,
prep the system and then re-try the root mount. Having both options
would be rather nice.

In any case, +1 from me.

Adrian