[arch-projects] [RFC3][PATCH] [mkinitcpio] Cleanly stop udev >= 168 as recommended by upstream.

[Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi]

On 05/02/2011 11:23 AM, Thomas Bächler wrote:
> Am 02.05.2011 16:00, schrieb Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi:
>> N0: device-mapper/LVM udev rules must be parsed for initramfs creation
>>      to add OPTIONS+="db_persist"
> Patch looks good now.
Great!
> I am unsure and confused why we would need this db_persist option. In
> the past, we killed udev and the db completely and everything worked out
> fine. What kind of state would need to be persistent? Is upstream adding
> this option?
Yes, that is what I not understand, If I am not wrong this was before 
devtmpfs times.

Maybe this is needed in case if rules on initramfs differs from real 
root. Dave can you ask to Kay on IRC about this? (I am going to my work 
now) Thanks.

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Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi
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