Re: [stable] [PATCH] initramfs: Allow rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs

From: Greg KH
Date: Sun Jul 30 2006 - 13:53:28 EST


On Sun, Jul 30, 2006 at 06:08:14PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
>
> Replugs rootfs to use tmpfs instead of ramfs as a Kconfig option.
>
> This patch is based on John Zielinski's
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=107013630212011&w=4 patch.
>
> Modified for 2.6.17.
>
> RunTime tested on i386.
>
> This trivial patch should go into 2.6.18.

This looks like a new feature. What problem does it fix that would make
it acceptable to add to the -stable tree?

thanks,

greg k-h
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