From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] udev + /usr
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:49:25 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110913164925.7f8e96a6@zaphod.digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110913152122.GA18428@waltdnes.org>
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On Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:21:22 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote:
> > This is why the whole /usr issue is irrelevant and not a fix at all.
> > All it does is avoid the most common breakages caused by udev trying
> > to run all its rules too early in the boot process. Putting /var on /
> > would "fix" your example, but what if a rule required access to an
> > NFS mount?
> >
> > Every time you fix one of these breakages, you are kludging around the
> > real problem.
>
> How many people really need to run *ARBITRARY* binaries that early in
> the boot process? The 1% who do shouldn't force the other 99% of us to
> go with initramfs or a Windows C:\ drive.
There is no 1%. The problem is that udev is able to run arbitrary
binaries, which has its advantages, but it also has to be started early
in the boot process to fulfil its other duties. It is trying to combine
these two functions that leads to the need for more than / to be
available before filesystems are mounted.
--
Neil Bothwick
Reboot America.
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2011-09-12 15:02 [gentoo-user] udev + /usr Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-12 15:33 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 17:17 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-12 17:39 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 18:08 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 18:37 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 19:00 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 19:35 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 19:52 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:24 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-13 7:08 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 20:31 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-13 3:18 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-13 7:15 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-13 7:01 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-13 18:15 ` Dale
2011-09-12 20:16 ` David W Noon
2011-09-12 19:07 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 19:18 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 19:41 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 20:07 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:57 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-12 22:00 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 23:31 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 7:28 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-13 8:52 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 21:14 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-13 2:07 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 7:25 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 19:56 ` Dale
2011-09-13 3:28 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 7:04 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 15:21 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-13 15:38 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 15:49 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
2011-09-13 16:56 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-12 17:50 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 14:40 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-13 14:55 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 15:38 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-13 16:14 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 20:35 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-13 20:52 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 20:57 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-13 21:10 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 21:30 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 21:53 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-13 22:10 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 22:33 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 5:52 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-14 14:30 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 18:36 ` Dale
2011-09-14 18:55 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 23:06 ` William Kenworthy
2011-09-15 0:00 ` Dale
2011-09-15 20:42 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-15 21:01 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 21:16 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:28 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 22:05 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-15 22:26 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-15 22:44 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:46 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 10:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-16 10:54 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 13:03 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-15 7:01 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 13:47 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 14:11 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 14:32 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 14:48 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 14:58 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 17:43 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 21:25 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:34 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:54 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-18 7:29 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-15 15:03 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:16 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-15 15:37 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:43 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 16:16 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 16:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 15:13 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-15 17:59 ` Mick
2011-09-15 19:04 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 19:17 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-15 21:30 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 21:38 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 8:59 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 9:29 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-16 14:57 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 15:57 ` Dale
2011-09-16 16:11 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 16:20 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-16 17:09 ` Dale
2011-09-16 16:21 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-17 6:06 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 18:45 ` Carlos Hendson
2011-09-19 0:58 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-15 14:57 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 15:08 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 15:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 18:15 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-15 21:32 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 17:37 ` pk
2011-09-15 21:34 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 20:05 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 20:27 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-15 20:53 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 21:05 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-16 9:08 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 14:53 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 6:45 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-17 7:04 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-17 14:59 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 12:33 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-17 14:50 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 15:41 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 18:36 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 19:24 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 21:13 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 19:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-17 23:00 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-17 23:31 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-17 23:45 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-17 23:50 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 7:37 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 9:23 ` [gentoo-user] [OT rant] " pk
2011-09-18 10:03 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 10:44 ` pk
2011-09-18 12:32 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 12:56 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 16:55 ` pk
2011-09-18 17:41 ` Indi
2011-09-18 18:13 ` pk
2011-09-18 19:08 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-18 20:48 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-20 0:20 ` Walter Dnes
2011-09-20 16:50 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-20 17:10 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-20 17:28 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-20 17:33 ` Mark Knecht
2011-09-20 17:54 ` Alex Schuster
2011-09-20 17:19 ` Thanasis
2011-09-20 17:30 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-21 16:54 ` Roman Dobosz
2011-09-18 13:19 ` pk
2011-09-18 13:31 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 17:43 ` pk
2011-09-18 19:52 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 21:06 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 19:23 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 16:23 ` pk
2011-09-19 16:37 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 17:42 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 18:02 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 19:20 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 19:42 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 20:44 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 22:13 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-19 6:21 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-19 16:28 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 13:37 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-18 13:58 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 21:07 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:13 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-18 13:15 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 13:33 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-22 15:06 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Orlitzky
2011-09-17 21:03 ` pk
2011-09-17 21:25 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-19 8:30 ` [gentoo-user] " Nicolas Sebrecht
2011-09-19 14:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 14:41 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 16:36 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:25 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 17:43 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 17:59 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-19 18:06 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-19 19:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-19 20:46 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2011-09-19 21:22 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-20 2:00 ` Indi
2011-09-19 18:28 ` pk
2011-09-20 10:13 ` James Broadhead
2011-09-20 23:12 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-20 23:47 ` Dale
2011-09-21 17:55 ` Mick
2011-09-17 18:43 ` [gentoo-user] " Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-18 14:47 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-18 15:32 ` Pandu Poluan
2011-09-15 20:26 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-14 9:06 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 14:37 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:49 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 15:36 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 15:43 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 16:05 ` Allan Gottlieb
2011-09-14 16:10 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 18:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 22:37 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-14 23:43 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 23:51 ` Peter Humphrey
2011-09-14 15:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-14 16:07 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 16:40 ` Sebastian Beßler
2011-09-15 7:37 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-15 7:26 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-14 10:25 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-14 14:10 ` Mick
2011-09-14 14:19 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 14:56 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:50 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 14:47 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-14 15:04 ` Stroller
2011-09-14 21:34 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-14 22:05 ` Really OT now (Re: [gentoo-user] udev + /usr) Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-14 22:35 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 18:58 ` IDE for C/C++ (Was: " David W Noon
2011-09-15 19:16 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 19:47 ` Leonardo Guilherme
2011-09-15 19:59 ` Chris Brennan
2011-09-15 20:05 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-15 21:39 ` Joost Roeleveld
2011-09-16 0:22 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-16 9:43 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-16 12:30 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-16 12:46 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-16 13:10 ` Alan Mackenzie
2011-09-15 21:37 ` Alexander Tanyukevich
2011-09-15 21:38 ` Alexander Tanyukevich
2011-09-15 20:09 ` [gentoo-user] Re: Really OT now (Re: " Nikos Chantziaras
2011-09-15 14:10 ` [gentoo-user] udev + /usr Stroller
2011-09-13 16:24 ` David W Noon
2011-09-13 23:00 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:38 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:45 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 15:09 ` Stroller
2011-09-13 15:46 ` Neil Bothwick
2011-09-13 23:10 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-09-13 12:59 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-14 20:41 ` pk
2011-09-12 20:45 ` Alan McKinnon
2011-09-12 15:35 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 15:59 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-13 7:28 ` Paul Colquhoun
2011-09-12 16:21 ` Dale
2011-09-12 16:42 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 16:52 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 18:26 ` Canek Peláez Valdés
2011-09-12 18:54 ` Michael Schreckenbauer
2011-09-12 16:55 ` Michael Mol
2011-09-12 20:34 ` Alan McKinnon
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