On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 23:40:27 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote about Re:
[gentoo-user] InitRAMFS - boot expert sought:

> On Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:20:23 +0100
> David W Noon <dwnoon@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:28:17 -0500, Dale wrote about Re:
> > [gentoo-user] InitRAMFS - boot expert sought:
> > 
> > > Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > [snip]
> > >> Everything you fear about udev instantly ceases to exist and is
> > >> no longer a problem. Sorted.
> > 
> > And /var ??
> 
> What about /var?
> 
> The thread is about initramfs and putting /usr onto the / volume to
> get around early-boot prolems.
> 
> Surely you do not need the content of /var during early boot?

With the pending changes to udev scripts, you could well need /var --
and anything else -- before udev starts.  So it is in the same category
as /usr.
-- 
Regards,

Dave  [RLU #314465]
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dwnoon@ntlworld.com (David W Noon)
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