Adam Sampson wrote:
> Linus, distributions need loopback to build boot filesystem images. Shipping
> 2.4 without the loopback device isn't really an option, unless you want
> distributions to ship an old kernel version just so that they can make their
> boot floppies.
genext2fs does the same thing in userspace, without needing to be root:
http://freshmeat.net/appindex/2000/06/05/960225379.html
It's more limited than loopback (all files on the generated system are
owned by root), but it's good enough for making initrd images.
- Adrian Cox, AG Electronics
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