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#1 2010-06-26 20:12:47
- Kosmonavt
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why rootfs?
Hi all,
New 2.6.34 kernel brought rootfs support. But what's the benefit of using it on ordinary machine (desktop, laptop not netbook) so it was enabled by default? Is it stability or speed?
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#2 2010-06-26 20:19:13
- falconindy
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Re: why rootfs?
rootfs has always existed in /proc/mounts. This is merely a result of a change in initscripts. It's strictly cosmetic. See below link.
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#3 2010-06-26 20:50:10
- Kosmonavt
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Re: why rootfs?
Really, existence of rootfs in df output isn't a problem. More interesting is the aim of this FS. AFAIK, it's some sort of ramfs. So it's only some layer to arrange disk caching?
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#4 2010-06-26 20:53:43
- andresp
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Re: why rootfs?
rootfs is what the initrd mounts in ram. It's not caching or anything, it's the fs the initcpio uses to init the real root.
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#5 2010-06-27 08:54:46
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Re: why rootfs?
Continue the discussion in the thread linked to above please.
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