Bill Nottingham wrote:
Warren Togami (wtogami redhat com) said:git clone http://fedorapeople.org/~wtogami/mkinitrd-upstream-proposed/ - Handle NBD squashfs read-only root (faster alternative to NFS root boot)May be faster, but a whole lot more of a PITA to maintain (not commenting on the patch, though)
Yes, it is a PITA to maintain compared to NFS root. But it is the preferred default at upstream LTSP now because it allows some (painfully slow) clients to boot a minute or more faster.
Warren Togami wtogami redhat com