Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:02:16 -0800 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select which dir to sys_chroot |
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Bodo Eggert wrote: > > 1) This is useful for booting a rescue or test system, too. In those cases, > you might want to have the old root moved somewhere. > (Always "$rootdir/oldroot"? Additional parameter? I'm not sure ...) >
Again, this is a good example of why this really shouldn't be additional hacks in kernel space.
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