SPECS (LINUX_2_6_16): kernel.spec - add ext2compiled bcond

[Jacek Konieczny]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2006 at 09:52:38PM +0200, Elan Ruusamäe wrote:
> On Thursday 07 December 2006 20:12, Jan Rekorajski wrote:
> > > +%bcond_with	ext2compiled		# compile ext2 into kernel to be able to boot
> > > from ext2 rootfs
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > What's the point if all block device drivers are compiled as modules?
> > You _still_ need initrd.
> yes. just i can't use romfs as rootfs, as rootfs needs *initially* being rw

Then use initramfs instead of initrd. You won't need _any_ filesystem
compiled into the kernel then. And initramfs image creation and
maintenance is much easier (it is just a cpio archive).

Greets,
        Jacek