Re: [stable] [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs insteadof ramfs

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Mon Jul 31 2006 - 15:24:03 EST


Al Boldi wrote:

Well, ramfs has some pitfalls, which doesn't make it suitable for a long-lived rootfs. OTOH, tmpfs is much more mature, while semantically the same.

Being semantically the same, while not exhibiting ramfs pitfalls, makes it suitable to be pushed into the -stable tree, IMHO.


This is total nonsense. They're very different from an implementation standpoint.

-hpa
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