Re: Problems with iso9660 as initrd

Christian Laursen (xi@borderworlds.dk)
07 Feb 2002 11:01:33 +0100


"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> Followup to: <m3n0yl90xb.fsf@borg.borderworlds.dk>
> By author: Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> > >
> > > Also, you don't have CONFIG_ZISOFS set...
> >
> > Sorry for not being precise enough. It is not a zisofs, just compressed
> > with gzip as usual for an initrd image.
> >
>
> Still unusual, though. Why iso9660? It's not particularly well
> suited for an initrd, especially because of all the redundant data
> structures and extra blocking.

Mostly because it is easily scriptable to build it with tools usually
available.

-- 
Best regards
    Christian Laursen
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