tech-kern: Re: phasing out mfs; make init(8) use tmpfs?

Subject: Re: phasing out mfs; make init(8) use tmpfs?
To: None <tech-kern@NetBSD.org>
From: Eric Haszlakiewicz <erh@swapsimple.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/16/2007 11:11:12

On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 06:04:41PM -0600, David Young wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2007 at 11:55:51PM +0000, Geoff Wing wrote:
> > Only TMPFS?  What if TMPFS fails?
> 
> I agree with you and Izumi Tsutsui, MFS ought to be attempted if TMPFS
> fails.

Three questions:
How does this work toward the stated goal of phasing out mfs?
Why would tmpfs fail?
If tmpfs fails, why wouldn't mfs fail?

eric