Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.4.22-pre4: devfs on initrd stays busy after pivot_root | From | Alan Cox <> | Date | 29 Jul 2003 15:16:35 +0100 |
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On Maw, 2003-07-29 at 15:08, Andreas Haumer wrote: > Beginning with 2.4.22-pre4 I can't unmount devfs on my > initial ramdisk anymore because of EBUSY > > I use initrd and let the kernel mount devfs on /dev on boot. > I then set up all the drivers needed to mount the real root > device, do a "pivot_root" and continue with /sbin/init, > just like it is described in Documentation/initrd.txt
The kernel opens /dev/tty but doesn't close it on the thread that isnt forking and execing init. Its on my todo list. Basically a crazy piece of the old setup broke because we imposed sanity. Fixing it however may require a little thought
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