[linux-lvm] LVM

Wed Sep 12 23:30:09 UTC 2001

LVM Listmembers:

	The how-to is not clear on certain issues:

(a) should ReiserFS support be compiled into the kernel or be a module?
(b) Should LVM support be compiled into the kernel or be a module?
(c) If you use LVM support as a module or in the kernel how does this effect the need or configuration of the initrd? Someone told me I don't need initrd, if its built in the kernel, no?

Very Respectfully, 

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Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:26 PM

-----Original Message-----
From: linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin at sistina.com]On Behalf Of Andreas Dilger
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 4:21 PM
To: linux-lvm at sistina.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM

On Sep 12, 2001  15:41 -0700, IT3 Stuart B. Tener, USNR-R wrote:
>       I am curious what version of lilo in fact supports ReiserFS tails. I am running Mandrake 8.0, and using the lilo supplied therewith, and have been booting a / partition as ReiserFS (with tails I believe, how do I check?).

At least version 21.6+ support reiserfs tails (maybe earlier, I don't know).
You should be able to verify with "strings /sbin/lilo | grep -i reiserfs".
What it does is unpack the tail on any kernel/initrd files so that LILO
can map the blocks directly.  In a way, it is strange that this is needed,
since I thought tails only applied to files < 64kB or similar...

Cheers, Andreas
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