Re: [patch] dont force uclinux mtd map to be root dev

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Fri Apr 13 2007 - 08:29:16 EST


On Fri, Apr 13, 2007 at 08:19:31AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> the cheesy uclinux mtd maps can be used for more than just the root device, so
> i think we should drop the forcing. also, i feel like this is a policy
> decision that shouldnt be in the kernel in the first place. people who have
> been lazy and boot with uclinux mtd maps and dont put root= into their
> commandline can simply add the appropriate root= line either into their
> bootloader or into the compiled in bootargs

Agreed. I remember trying to get rid of this a while ago, but I can't
remember what happened to it.

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