Re: Initramfs

From: viro
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 16:04:06 EST


On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 12:57:34PM -0700, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 12:03, viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> wrote:
>
> > RTFM. cpio -o -H newc should be used to create an archive; _not_ the
> > "binary" format that is default.
>
> There is no FM to R in this regard.

Ouch. My apologies - I'd assumed that it got into the tree and hadn't
checked that. Google for "initramfs buffer spec" will give the text
I had in mind. Probably ought to go in Documentation/*, unless hpa
has any problems with it. Peter?
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