On Thu, 28 Jun 2018 16:06:00 +0800 Xi Ruoyao <r...@stu.xidian.edu.cn> wrote:
> On 2018-06-28 01:08 -0400, Michael Shell wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 14:42:47 -0700 > > Paul Rogers <paulgrog...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > > > If that's true, even with systemd, why is there any need to build an > > > initramfs for a known system? > > I had used initramfs to setup a loopback device and boot the system in an > image. But it seems grub can handle loopback device (though I've never > tried). > > > Just like you, I build everything I need into a custom kernel and avoid > > the need for an initramfs. One other reason people use initramfs is if > > they need udev services on boot, say, for a drive the kernel will not be > > able to find via a simple specification of root=/dev/X. > > > > I think people should not go through all the initramfs trouble just for > > LABEL= or UUID= functionality, but rather should just use PARTUUID= > > which the kernel natively understands. > > Agree. Now I only use "initrd" directive to update CPU microcode and fix > the buggy ACPI DSDT of my laptop (another sad story). > -- > Xi Ruoyao <r...@stu.xidian.edu.cn> > School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University > -- Nice to know someone else does this. I use an initrd on my main machine for precisely these two purposes. I had hoped that rewriting the acpi dsdt to remove some reported errors would allow me finally to boot the latest kernels, which are giving me panic in the acpi driver, but no such luck! Mind you, I'm not using systemd. -- Hazel -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
