Default boot/root filesystem

[Eric Sandeen]

On 9/7/13 3:47 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
> 
> On Sep 7, 2013, at 12:48 AM, Sam Varshavchik <mrsam at courier-mta.com> wrote:
> 
>> According to this:
>>
>> http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/where-is-red-hat-enterprise-linux-7.html
>>
>> RHEL7 will use XFS for the default boot/root.
> 
> The article doesn't make it clear if this is XFS for both /boot and /
> or just /. But if it's the former, it ends the debate about
> installing the bootloader on a partition. XFS has no bootloader pad
> at all so it isn't possible. On EFI systems, it doesn't matter.

Well, that only stops you from installing the bootloader on a partition;
it doesn't stop you from putting it in the MBR.

-Eric

> Chris Murphy
>