Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:14:19 +0100
From: Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>
To: Olivier Mauras <olivier@mauras.ch>
Cc: <alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org>
Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] Fw: [alpine-aports] [Patch] mkinitfs - Support
 for root_type and root_options
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On Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:20:00 +0200
Olivier Mauras <olivier@mauras.ch> wrote:

>  
> 
> On 2015-03-16 12:36, Natanael Copa wrote: 
> 
> > I am forwarding a
> patch for mkinitfs from alpine-aports mailing list
> > for discussion.
> >
> 
> > I agree that we want support mounting p9 as root file system from
> >
> initramfs.
> > 
> > I would like to avoid to introduce 2 new boot options:
> root_type and
> > root_options.
> > 
> > Questions:
> > 
> > Can we implement this
> without introducing new boot options?
> > 
> > If not, how does other
> distros handle this? Do they have other boot
> > options for it?
> > 
> > Are
> we happy with introducing root_type and root_options as boot
> >
> options?
> > 
> > I am open for ideas.
...
> FWIW, RHEL7 implements it
> in dracut with "root=virtfs:9p_name"

ok, this is an option we should consider.

> I just felt that having the options
> could be more useful - beyond 9p but i agree, is it needed ? - than
> hardcoding 9p support :)

we have root_size for tmpfs root which would correspond to
root_options="-s ..."

I agree it would be nice to avoid hardcoding every supported root type.

anyone know what debian, ubuntu, arch and gentoo does for 9p as root?

If the majority use root=virtfs:9p_name then we should maybe follow
that.

> 
> Olivier 
>  


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