Re: root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works...

[Phillip Susi]

John Z. Bohach wrote:
> Thanks for the info...Philip, you are correct, but for the wrong reason.  Al,
> you hit it right on the head...
>
> It is intentional behavior, but the reason is that
> for name_to_dev_t() to work, CONFIG_SYSFS must be enabled...so there's
> my connection to the CONFIG_* option that I suspected...
>
> Thanks again...
>   

I see, I wonder when that got added.  Does there happen to be a way to 
turn that off, but keep sysfs?  Since I use an initramfs ( ubuntu ) 
there is no need for the kernel to contain such code.  I wonder what 
other bits of code could be removed when you use an initramfs?


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