On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 15:57:21 -0500 Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Arjan van de Ven wrote: > > > I would like to ask feedback on this list, with the goal of getting > > these changes made to fedora 10 asap to then get a wider audience > > input to see if anything breaks. > > > > > > Category 1: Always loaded anyway > > -------------------------------- > > Rationale: Since we load these always anyway, why bother making it > > modules > > - ata_generic, pata_acpi > > - libata > > - sg, sd_mod, scsi_mod > > - ext3, jbd, mbcache > > One minor thing, when I'm debugging ext3 in a fedora kernel it's > awfully nice to boot on a non-ext3 root and then be able to > load/unload test ext3 modules. That's a little whiny of me; of > course I can just rebuild the kernel with ext3 modular for testing > but sometimes it's a very quick way to be able to troubleshoot on a > particular kernel if necessary. I understand your point. the contrast to this is the easy of debugging (being able to turn oopses into source+asm crash views etcc) and the reliability thing of being able to still boot and mount / when you end up with a b0rked initrd etc. > > As an even more minor thing not *everyone* uses ext3, but I guess > 99.9% of the Fedora universe is close enough. :) those who use xfs and the like often have a /boot that still is ext3 ;) but yeah even the 99.9% is enough.. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org _______________________________________________ Fedora-kernel-list mailing list Fedora-kernel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-kernel-list
