Messages in this thread |  | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [Q] pivot_root and initrd | Date | 16 Oct 2001 20:30:47 -0700 |
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Followup to: <3BCCEA19.8080809@usa.net> By author: Eric <ebrower@usa.net> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > I've been doing some work to boot a 2.4.x linux system from onboard > flash and then change_root to an attached disk. > > As the kernel documentation admonishes us to use pivot_root instead of > relying on the change_root facility (Documentation/initrd.txt: "Current > kernels still support it, but you should _not_ rely on its continued > availability") I have given it a shot with less than stellar results-- > perhaps someone (Warner?) could enlighten me on a few points: > > 1) What is the current status of pivot_root from an initrd? Is anyone > using it for this purpose, and is it being deprecated by the "union > mounts" mentioned in the bootinglinux-current document by Warner? >
Works great. I use it in my SuperRescue CD for example; you can there check out a complete, working example.
ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/dist/superresuce/
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