Re: USB storage no-boot regression (bisected)

[Jeff Garzik]

Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:35:59PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> > > Like Arjan said, this is because we are initializing faster now, and
> > > things are a bit more asynchronous.  Use the root_delay boot option,
> > > that's what I use for my USB-based systems, and have not had a problem
> > > with that at all.
> > Is that solution really scalable to every user with a regression severe 
> > enough it prevents them from booting?
> >
> > When did regressions become an acceptable tradeoff for speed?
>
> So, we aren't allowed to go faster?

Well, when the result fails to boot, you are only going faster to a point :)

Oh well...

	Jeff


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