[opensuse-factory] Re: [opensuse] Why is initrd needed...

Bernhard Voelker wrote:

It's a question of timing, e.g. how do you want to do an fsck of the root file system when you have it already mounted?

And here is the problem. Only if you use a file system that Needs fsck is this important. Look at fsck.xfs. It's a shell script that determines whether or not the file system is mounted. If you want a reliable system, you use xfs. If your rootfs has mounted, you've already passed fsck. It's all about reliability and being sure your system boots... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org