[syslinux] LVM support

[H. Peter Anvin]

Ferenc Wagner wrote:
> You've expressed doubts several times already about the future of the
> Syslinux project.  What is it you doubt: only EXTLINUX or something
> more?  Do you consider EXTLINUX as a proof of concept only, created
> for the completeness' sake, and nothing more?  On the other hand, you
> seem to have plans for Syslinux 4, reorganizing the internals, doing
> more in C instead of ASM, scripting support, whatnot...
> 
> Besides all that, I think choice is good.  LILO and Grub are past,
> Grub2 comes along, and it is very useful to have another boot loader,
> even if they're almost exactly on par feature wise.  Yes, even if
> neither has a killer feature over the other.

The issue is just that there is a *huge* amount of work involved in 
getting Syslinux to the point where it needs to be to be a viable 
project going forward (portability to non-BIOS firmware and new 
filesystems.)  "Choice is good" is valid for the user, but I, and my 
employer, have to decide whether or not it's worth the investment to 
make it happen.

Hence trying to figure out what the value proposition is, and it has to 
come from users.

	-hpa