simonb@telstra.com.au said:
> We do have filesystem reading code that fits comfortably in the
> current bootblocks, with the exception of symlink handling.  Compare
> that with the blocklist concept, where a simple dump/restore of the
> root filesystem will result in a system that probably won't boot
> without having to remember to run a command afterwoods. 

OK, if it's really comfortably...
I hadn't this impression up to now - and it would be nasty if
every harmless change to common libsa code or the next compiler
version make us hunt for 100 bytes or so. (I know this - I'm
building netboot EPROMs for i386.)

best regards
Matthias