Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] 2024-01-02-separate-usr-now-requires-an-initramfs: add news item

["Arsen Arsenović" <arsen@gentoo.org>]

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karl@aspodata.se writes:

> Eli Schwartz:
> [...]
>> +Systems which have /usr and / on separate filesystems have always required a
>> +dedicated initramfs to bring up both partitions. Systems where both /usr and /
>> +are on the same filesystem may use an initramfs if they wish, or choose not
>> +to.
> [...]
>
> Well, that is not technically correct, just have the required kernel
> drivers (eg. AHCI and ext2/4) compiled in and use the same busybox
> commands as in the initrd, but placed in /, to bring up the system
> to the point that /usr is mounted.
>
> I have a static dev, compiled in drivers, busybox init and mount, and
> separate / and /usr on a box here, works perfectly well.
>  Soo, add a clause about what gentoo supports out of the box and that
> you can make it work if you wish.

Is there a need to state this?   To me, it feels obvious, and falls into
the category of 'you can do it but don't expect much help'.  As an
example of entries in this category, I used to use runit for service
management and supervision, and only used the openrc boot target.
Naturally, this worked, but it worked due to me maintaining it, and had
no Gentoo-provided support.

The same is true for many, many configurations, so I don't see the need
to state that explicitly.

>  If there is a general wish I can write an article about how to make
> it work.
>
> Regards,
> /Karl Hammar
>
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Arsen Arsenović

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