From: hpa@transmeta.com (H. Peter Anvin)
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: initrd help -- umounts root after pivot_root
Date: 31 Oct 2003 13:59:09 -0800 [thread overview]
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From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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Copyright: Copyright 2003 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved
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By author: Bob Chiodini <robert.chiodini-1@ksc.nasa.gov>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
>
> John,
>
> It does not appear that the kernel(s) will support the root fs on
> tmpfs. Looking through the init kernel code: It boils down to a block
> device with real major and minor number or NFS.
>
Baloney. See the SuperRescue CD, for example, for a distro which uses
exactly this.
-hpa
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-10-31 21:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-10-31 12:46 initrd help -- umounts root after pivot_root Bob Chiodini
2003-10-31 18:13 ` Maciej Zenczykowski
2003-10-31 21:59 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2003-11-03 13:47 ` Bob Chiodini
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2003-10-31 0:18 John R Moser
2003-10-31 18:47 ` Chris Lingard
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