Pascal Hambourg wrote: > How is it better than using an initramfs ? > >>> By the way, if you compile md in the kernel, you should also compile all >>> necessary host controller and disk drivers in. And expect failure with >>> current drivers which do not guarantee that a given disk gets the same >>> device name at each boot. >> >> While your statement is true, I personally use UUID (/etc/fstab) and have >> no problem with it at all. > > The kernel cannot use UUIDs to mount the root filesystem. Using UUIDs > requires an initramfs.
It is not about not using initramfs, it is about keep old things running.