Re: [Q] pivot_root and initrd

[Richard B. Johnson]

On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 23 Oct 2001, Werner Almesberger wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >>
> >>>The right thing is to get rid of the old initrd compatibility cruft,
> >>>but that's a 2.5 change.
> >>>
> >>Yes, change_root is obsolete (and relies on assumptions that are no
> >>longer valid in several cases), and there has been plenty of time for
> >>distributors to switch. An early funeral in 2.5 is a good idea.
> >>
> > 
> > Hmm. I need to install a SCSI driver, presumably from initrd
> > RAM disk as currently works. Will the new pivot-root be transparent?
> > 
> 
> 
> It's not transparent, you need to change your initrd.
> 
> 	-hpa

Presently, when /initrd/{ash.static} runs off the end of the
 /initrd/linuxrc script, the kernel tries to mount the root
defined for LILO. So I add some program that executes 'pivot-root'
instead of just letting the script run off the end?

Cheers,
Dick Johnson

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