Re: Initramfs

[H. Peter Anvin]

viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 12:57:34PM -0700, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 12:03, viro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>wrote:
>>
>>>RTFM.  cpio -o -H newc should be used to create an archive; _not_ the
>>>"binary" format that is default.
>>
>>There is no FM to R in this regard.
> 
> Ouch.  My apologies - I'd assumed that it got into the tree and hadn't
> checked that.  Google for "initramfs buffer spec" will give the text
> I had in mind.  Probably ought to go in Documentation/*, unless hpa
> has any problems with it.  Peter?

I concur wholeheartedly.

	-hpa

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