Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Oct 2001 13:52:22 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [Q] pivot_root and initrd |
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Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Werner Almesberger wrote: > > >>H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> >>>The right thing is to get rid of the old initrd compatibility cruft, >>>but that's a 2.5 change. >>> >>Yes, change_root is obsolete (and relies on assumptions that are no >>longer valid in several cases), and there has been plenty of time for >>distributors to switch. An early funeral in 2.5 is a good idea. >> > > Hmm. I need to install a SCSI driver, presumably from initrd > RAM disk as currently works. Will the new pivot-root be transparent? >
It's not transparent, you need to change your initrd.
-hpa
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