Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:15:44 -0700 | From | Erik Andersen <> | Subject | Re: Announce: initrd-tftp 0.1 |
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On Sun Jan 09, 2000 at 01:24:59AM +0300, Khimenko Victor wrote: > > > I really don't think obscure features for big iron systems are any different > > then obscure features for embedded systems. > > They ARE. You can do what you want from userspace. You can not support obscure > CD-ROM's, 64GiB RAM, etc. in sane way without kernel modifications. If (and > ONLY if!) some obscure feature for embedded system can not be done outside of > kernel in sane way it'll be included. But you should at least consider ALL > known userspace solutions and show how they ALL are failing to fill the > bill...
I know all about Linux cdrom drivers. :)
Now, show me the user space solution that lets me tftp an initrd without having to glob it into the kernel.
-Erik
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