Re: [PATCH] gen_init_cpio-slink_pipe_sock

From: Thayne Harbaugh
Date: Fri Nov 12 2004 - 15:51:43 EST


On Fri, 2004-11-12 at 15:42 -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Thayne Harbaugh wrote:
> > diff -ur linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/drivers/block/Kconfig linux-2.6.10-rc1/drivers/block/Kconfig
> > --- linux-2.6.10-rc1.orig/drivers/block/Kconfig 2004-11-12 11:03:52.657108248 -0700
> > +++ linux-2.6.10-rc1/drivers/block/Kconfig 2004-11-12 11:07:28.458301480 -0700
> > @@ -363,10 +363,14 @@
> > file <name> <location> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > dir <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > nod <name> <mode> <uid> <gid> <dev_type> <maj> <min>
> > + slink <name> <target> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > + pipe <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> > + sock <name> <mode> <uid> <gid>
> >
> > Where:
> > - <name> name of the file/dir/nod in the archive
> > + <name> name of the file/dir/nod/etc in the archive
> > <location> location of the file in the current filesystem
> > + <target> link target
> > <mode> mode/permissions of the file
> > <uid> user id (0=root)
> > <gid> group id (0=root)
>
> This info should get moved out of Kconfig, and into a Documentation/*
> text file somewhere.

It's actually redundant with the gen_init_cpio help output. It could be
removed from the Kconfig and put in Documentation/early-userspace/README
if someone still wants it someplace other than the gen_init_cpio help
output.

> > +/*
> > + * Original work by Jeff Garzick
>
> Please spell my last name correctly :)

I did - you're the one that spells it incorrectly! B^)

Makes me wonder how I got your email correct since I typed that from
memory . . ..

--
Thayne Harbaugh
Linux Networx

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