[Linux-cachefs] FS-Cache for NFS-root ?

[Eli Stair]

Perhaps, but IIRC,  that code line is being deprecated and is no longer maintained regardless.  I haven't used that method of booting for over a year, so can't comment.

OT:

I started having issues compounded by it (nfsroot) around 2.6.12 and moved to performing all those actions in userspace with initramfs-included binaries and scripts.  Plus, its infinitely more adaptable, such as for things like fscache ;)

/eli


-----Original Message-----
From: Wilhelm Meier <wilhelm.meier at fh-kl.de>
To: linux-cachefs at redhat.com <linux-cachefs at redhat.com>
CC: Eli Stair
Sent: Sat Jan 13 11:39:31 2007
Subject: Re: [Linux-cachefs] FS-Cache for NFS-root ?

Am Samstag, 13. Januar 2007 20:01 schrieb Eli Stair:
> That's up on my own TODO, and given a cursory appraisan, here are some
> thoughts:
>
> You'll have to use initramfs/busybox to perform the boot (if you haven't
> already switched from nfsroot).

Wouldn't it be simpler to include a new kernel option "fsc" to 
the "nfsroot"-parameter in the FS-Cache patches? 

>
> Statically compile and include the modified mount utils so your initramfs
> tools can properly flag the root mount you transition to.  At first shot, I
> had a problem running my static rpc.mountd, haven't gotten back to it yet,
> so no more hard info.  I believe packaging it in or patching the
> busybox/buildroot toolchain tools will fix it.
>
> At the point when we get this working, the only remaining step is to load
> the cachefilesd daemon after preparing local storage in said booted
> machine.
>
> /eli
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-cachefs-bounces at redhat.com <linux-cachefs-bounces at redhat.com>
> To: linux-cachefs at redhat.com <linux-cachefs at redhat.com>
> Sent: Sat Jan 13 08:10:26 2007
> Subject: [Linux-cachefs] FS-Cache for NFS-root ?
>
> Hi,
>
> how can I enable the caching for a nfs-root-filesystem (e.g.
> diskless-client with gentoo (udev))?
>
> Any hints?

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Wilhelm Meier
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