Re: [rtl] Re: QNX style sysinit

[Paul Koning <pkoning@xedia.com>]

>>>>> "Robert" == Robert Findlay <fcsoft@netcom.ca> writes:

 Robert> We are currently struggling through Linux's convoluted
 Robert> startup and shutdown sequencing for one of our embedded
 Robert> RTLinux projects.

 Robert> We long for something like exists in the QNX OS.  There all
 Robert> the startup info is contained in a single script.  While this
 Robert> maybe less flexible than the current Linux scheme, it is much
 Robert> better suited to an embedded system.

I'm not an expert on this at all, but my impression is that (a) the
scripts structure is more a function of the Linux packaging (e.g.,
Redhat vs. Slackware) than the kernel, and (b) all that's really
nailed down is that sysinit is started, and it can do as much, or as
little, as you want.  For example, I think that the big collection of
scripts comes from a single base script that invokes all the others.
So if you don't want that, change that first script so it doesn't.

	paul
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