Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: circular pivot_root, is this possible ? | Date | Tue, 2 Mar 2004 17:11:26 +0100 | From | Pascal Schmidt <> |
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On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 03:40:09 +0100, you wrote in linux.kernel:
> Say the system needs an upgrade.... I want to > > 1) pivot_root _back out_ of the tmpfs, onto the initrd again > 2) obtain via network a new sys.img, write it to the flash > 3) wipe tmpfs, and recopy the contents of the new sys.img into memory > 4) pivot_root back into the tmpfs and start the higher level system > again
How about using a second, small tmpfs for / under/over which the tmpfs for the full system can be mounted and umounted at will?
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