Re: [PATCH 2/2] init/do_mounts.c: replace polling for root devicewith devtmpfs_wait_for_dev

From: Christoph Hellwig
Date: Wed Jun 10 2009 - 11:28:26 EST


On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 10:28:17PM +0800, tom.leiming@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Ming Lei <tom.leiming@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This patch removes the polling for root device if rootwait parameter is
> passed to kernel and CONFIG_DEVTMPFS is enabled. This way can lead to
> a faster boot, especially booting from some asynchronous block device
> (such as usb mass storage, mmc card, ...)
>
> The patch has been verified in beagle board(mmc card as root device).

What tree did you find with devtmpfs in it? It was pretty clearly
rejected when it came up.

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