Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/i386/conf

[Hubert Feyrer <hubert%feyrer.de@localhost>]

On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, Daniel Carosone wrote:
> > Modified Files:
> >         src/sys/arch/i386/conf: INSTALL
> >
> > Log Message:
> > Make this fit:
> > 1. remove MFS, not useful during installation.
>
> Just FYI, it most certainly is useful, for at least some (ab?)uses of
> these images.  A common case in point is that restore(8) can need to
> write largish files in /tmp.
>
> It's not crucial (one could temporarily make a real ffs in the swap
> partition you're likely to be using along with the MFS), but it is
> most convenient.

Isn't mfs used for /dev?


 - Hubert