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Re: Root XFS partition

To: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Root XFS partition
From: Russell Cattelan <cattelan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 23:55:04 -0600
Cc: Russel Ingram <ringram@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0101221257310.6679-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> <3A6BC823.6BD97740@xxxxxxx>
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Eric Sandeen wrote:

> I haven't looked at this in depth yet, but I noticed:
>
> > Once that is done just add the initrd line in lilo.conf AND
> > append = "ramdisk_size=25000"
> > The default size is 4096 which isn't nearly large enough to hold xfs.
>
> The -g3 flag has been removed from the makefile, and the XFS module is
> now quite a bit smaller...
>
> I think Russell has a better idea of how big the ramdisk now needs to
> be, from our work with the RH installer - Russell?

2500 should suffice now, depending upon how many additional scsi
modules are needed.

>
>
> -Eric


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