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Using Go even earlier in the boot stage in an initramfs (as a replacement for tools like dracut) crossed my mind recently. Go's statically linked binaries and f
by zettahash 11y ago
Using Go even earlier in the boot stage in an initramfs (as a replacement for tools like dracut) crossed my mind recently. Go's statically linked binaries and fast builds make this particularly appealing to me. With (a lot of) work you could forego busybox entirely.
- loudmax 11y agoGood point about static linking. Though Go's big fat binaries count against it as a busybox replacement in areas where storage space is a premium.