Re: Grub: Does it allow for modularized kernel fs
Otto Wyss wrote:
>
> > > Does anyone know if the fs in Grub allows the kernel to load his
> > > necessary fs as modules? I.e. if Grub contains a an ext2 fs, can the
> [...]
> > Both the kernel and grub don't care about each other, in fact, both
> > don't no a thing about the other end [1]. So, yes, you still need
> > compiled-in kernel support for both the root fs and the disk type this
> > fs is on. And, if you want to use other filesystems or disk types after
> > booting the kernel, you either need kernel support compiled-in or as a
> > module.
> >
> Bad luck, so it never will be possible to have a fully modularized kernel.
Err, not so fast! I think HURD actually provides this, and grub has
hooks to load a specific module set for the HURD. It won't use that
module itself though.
Ciao,
Viktor
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Viktor Rosenfeld
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