Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:54:39 -0700 | From | Eric <> | Subject | Re: [Q] pivot_root and initrd |
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Both the pivot_root(8) manpage and the <linux>/Documentation/initrd.txt document admonish us to do much more than shown below (chroot, relative pathing of pivot_root arguments, etc).
I certainly trust HPA's example, but it is a far sight from the 'documented' procedure. If the pivot_root developers expect everyone in the world who depended previously on an implicit change_root to modify their procedures, they have the responsibility to see that the "better way" is understood.
If HPA's example is adequate the documentation should be modified.
E
H. Peter Anvin wrote: > Richard B. Johnson wrote: > >> >> Presently, when /initrd/{ash.static} runs off the end of the >> /initrd/linuxrc script, the kernel tries to mount the root >> defined for LILO. So I add some program that executes 'pivot-root' >> instead of just letting the script run off the end? >> > > > You do something like: > > cd /newroot > pivot_root /newroot /newroot/oldroot > exec /sbin/init < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1 > > -
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