Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:41:25 +0000 | From | Russell King <> | Subject | Re: pivot_root & linuxrc problem |
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On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 10:11:55PM +0100, Mike Galbraith wrote: > On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Art Boulatov wrote: > > > How can I "exec /sbin/init" from "/linuxrc", whatever it is, > > if "linuxrc" does not get PID=1? > > > > Actually, why does NOT "linuxrc" get PID=1? > > That's the question.. the first task started gets pid=1, and when > that is true, exec /sbin/init has no problem. What else is your > system starting?.. it must be starting something.
Linux always forks from PID1 before executing /linuxrc automagically. Check init/main.c.
-- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
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