Re: [PATCH] struct char_device

[Alan Cox]

> the piggyback stuff today. This default initrd does
> the partition parsing that up to now the kernel did.
> That way nobody need to notice a difference, except for
> those who use initrd already now. They can solve their
> problems.

as a longer term path that seems reasonable. If we want large numbers of less
than guru level developers to play with 2.5 kernels for fun then its likely to
be a barrier unless its progressed stage by stage