Re: [patch-2.4.0-test13-pre3] rootfs boot param. support

From: Tigran Aivazian (tigran@veritas.com)
Date: Mon Dec 18 2000 - 10:21:14 EST


On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Peter Samuelson wrote:

>
> [Tigran Aivazian]
> > no, because it would cause a "spurious" call to get_fs_type("") which
> > we don't want to happen (by default i.e. -- if user _really_ wants it
> > that is ok). The default of "ext2" is fine.
>
> I still disagree -- super.c is no place to dictate the default root
> filesystem. And I agree with Andries that 'rootfs=' is confusing.

I have already covered both of these issues in the email I sent ages
ago... Here it is below (instead of re-sending) (the original got lost
because of the mail-abuse vs btconnect's randomness)



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