Re: [linuxsh-dev] [PATCH] allow root device to be gdrom

[M. R. B. <mr...@0x...>]

* Robert Love <rm...@te...> on Fri, Nov 30, 2001:

> The following patch allows the gdrom to be specified as a root device
> (ie, root=3D/dev/gdrom on the command line) on the Dreamcast by adding an
> identifier for it to the root_dev_names struct.  Thus an initrd is no
> longer needed.
>=20
> It is against my tree but should apply to the current CVS.  Not too sure
> why no one ever found it missing before.  I don't know what it takes to
> get it merged, but please?
>=20

No problem, thanks for the patch.  I've applied it to branch, I'll apply it
to head in a few minutes.

I'll be trying out your preempt patches in a few :).

M. R.