Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:50:27 +0100 (CET) | From | Bodo Eggert <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select which dir to sys_chroot |
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > 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.
ACK, but until kinit is default (and Godot arrives), this little hack does seem to be useful.
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