[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Re: Early writable filesystem

[Thomas Hood]

> I'll assume that the three finalists are: (1) /run; (2) early /var/run;
> (3) nothing.
> 
> 1. If we choose /run then the justification is that this makes an area
> available very early and is implemented easily, racelessly and with
> broad kernel compatibility.
> 
> 2. If we choose /var/run then the justification is that this makes an
> area available very early at the same location as is already used for
> storing state information later on.
> 
> 3. If we choose nothing then we can say that there was insufficient
> support in favor of any particular solution, and that there are
> alternatives to early writable filesystems.
> 
> I think that we should choose #3 unless we are all prepared to get
> behind either #1 or #2.


A fourth alternative action is to refer the question to the technical
committee.  I don't favor doing that.

I would like avoid adopting alternative #3 by default.  We should make
some decision.

Miquel: How do you feel about the matter?  Are you prepared to implement
early /var/run using one of the methods you suggested?
-- 
Thomas Hood