Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] Provide in-kernel headers to make extending kernel easier
From: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
Date: Fri Apr 12 2019 - 12:17:35 EST
On 10.04.19 21:19, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> - we use cpio for initramfs because unpacking cpio in C code is
> fairly simple, while unpacking tar is not (see the wikipedia page on tar).
> If we were to unpack it from the kernel, the initramfs code could be
> trivially reused.
What about ar ? ;-)
> - nobody sane uses cpio in user space, since tar is already present
> almost everywhere, while cpio is rather obscure in comparison.
So, rpm doesn't count as "sane" ? :o
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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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