* Charles Steinkuehler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004:03:13:16:47:02-0600] scribed: <snip />
> I propose making log_mnt a new leaf.cfg variable (could also come in via > the kernel command line). Rather than the format you used, however, I > would like to use the existing PKGPATH/LEAFCFG format (dev[:filesystem). > > If the log_mnt variable is set, linuxrc would mount the log_mnt device > directly to /var/log, and skip making the tmpfs ramdisk. If log_mnt is > unset or null, the current behavior would result. Does this seem > acceptable to everyone? > > Also, any reason (or drawback) to handling /tmp exactly the same way? I > realize /tmp doesn't need to be persistent, but someone might want to be > able to mount /tmp on something other than a ramdisk, and I might be > able to save some space (or at least not grow /linuxrc much) if I fold > togheter the /var/log and /tmp processing. Need it be hard coded? Could it be variable-ized, such that I can specify some arbitrary directory (e.g., /home) during initial configuration? That way, other future exceptions are handled in stride. Notice that I ask this out of ignorance of what is required to accomplish this ;> What do you think? -- Best Regards, mds mds resource 877.596.8237 - Dare to fix things before they break . . . - Our capacity for understanding is inversely proportional to how much we think we know. The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . --
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
