Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 15:58:35 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Separate boot partition? Message-ID: <19990407155835.M2142@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <19990407080113.A4122@keltia.freenix.fr>; from Ollivier Robert on Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 08:01:13AM %2B0200 References: <19990407085435.M2142@lemis.com> <19990407080113.A4122@keltia.freenix.fr>
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On Wednesday, 7 April 1999 at 8:01:13 +0200, Ollivier Robert wrote: > According to Greg Lehey: >> boot loads the kernel from /boot/kernel. >> kernel initializes, including Vinum if desired, and >> loads the root file system >> The kernel data file is still available via a symlink from /kernel >> to /boot/kernel, or as a copy somewhere. > > HP-UX uses a similar scheme with /stand/vmunix (and /stand/system for tuned > parameters). /stand is always an HFS (aka UFS) whereas all the other FS can > be VxFS. Right, most System Vs I know with this method call it /stand. But that name is taken :-) On Tandem, the boot file system is (wait for it) bfs. It's the most stupid file system I've seen yet, but it makes it easier for the bootstrap to find the kernel. > Speaking of HP, their LVM system is cool. Now, that would be a nice > addition to vinum (please don't look at me, I'm not a FS expert). Well, you *could* tell me which parts are cool and why. Then you'd have at least a hope of getting it. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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