Re: [PATCH] Driver Core: devtmpfs - kernel-maintained tmpfs-based/dev

[Andi Kleen]

On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 07:07:59AM -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:31:52 +0200
> Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > > So use Eric/Arjan's program that does it in 60ms -- you get a
> > > dynamic /dev, no initrd, fast boot, and no kernel changes required.
> > 
> > That would likely need initrd at least on the distro I use which uses
> > device files very early.
> 
> nah just need to call it early in /etc/rc.sysinit.
> 
> initrd is a read herring; distros don't need an initrd
> (well except fedora who ship borken with a /dev without
> even /dev/console)

SUSE has the same problem. If the on disk /dev is empty
and it typically is out of the box then and there's no
initrd you don't boot.

-Andi

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