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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]
Message-ID: <bnulvd$fps$1@cesium.transmeta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1067604362.5526.15.camel@tweedy.ksc.nasa.gov

	From: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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Copyright: Copyright 2003 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved

Followup to:  <1067604362.5526.15.camel@tweedy.ksc.nasa.gov>
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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  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
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2003-10-31  0:18 John R Moser
2003-10-31 18:47 ` Chris Lingard

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