From: Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>
To: Phillip Susi <psusi@cfl.rr.com>
Cc: jzb@aexorsyst.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works...
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:24:58 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060214162458.GD27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <43F1FA74.80607@cfl.rr.com>
On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:42:44AM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote:
> This is expected behavior. The kernel doesn't have a /dev at the time
> it mounts the root fs so it has no idea what /dev/sda1 is.
Incorrect. Read init/do_mounts.c::name_to_dev_t().
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-02-14 16:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-02-14 7:16 root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works John Z. Bohach
2006-02-14 15:42 ` Phillip Susi
2006-02-14 16:24 ` Al Viro [this message]
2006-02-14 17:20 ` John Z. Bohach
2006-02-14 19:03 ` Phillip Susi
2006-02-15 6:59 ` Andrew Morton
2006-02-15 7:10 ` Al Viro
2006-02-15 7:32 ` Andrew Morton
2006-02-15 7:59 ` Al Viro
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