Re: Removal of pci_find_* in 2.5

[Jeff Garzik]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Everything you are saying here just convinces me more than we should do 
> this stuff in initramfs.  At the summit Linus endorsed using 
> /sbin/hotplug when storage devices appear... combine that with 
> initramfs, and you should have all you need to handle whatever complex 
> scenario you come up with.  It sounds straightforward to have some 
> find-the-root-device code in initramfs that can contain "if 
> (dell_mainboard)" code all over the place.

IOW, strive to make order of kernel device initialization irrelevant -- 
init the kernel drivers, then figure out the boot device.

	Jeff