From: Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>
To: buildroot@busybox.net
Subject: [Buildroot] Getting It into Compact Flash
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:02:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50CA5E9A.1090505@mind.be> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20121213220434.GA819@mail.sceen.net>
On 13/12/12 23:04, Richard Braun wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:37:19PM +0100, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>> - if you use anything else than static device management, the devtmps
>> will not be mounted automatically by the kernel; the cpio filesystem
>> adds a /init script that mounts it for you.
>
> The kernel has provided the ability to automatically mount devtmpfs for
> quite some time now. He just needs to make sure the option is selected
> in the kernel configuration.
But it doesn't automount devtmpfs when the initramfs is mounted. That's
why fs/cpio/init exists.
(Come to think of it, it is possible that an ext2 initrd is not
considered the same as an initramfs and the kernel _will_ mount devtmpfs
- I'm not sure).
Regards,
Arnout
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-12-13 23:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-12-12 16:12 [Buildroot] Getting It into Compact Flash Ted Wood
2012-12-12 16:22 ` Richard Braun
2012-12-12 20:49 ` Richard Braun
2012-12-13 10:48 ` Ted Wood
2012-12-13 11:32 ` Richard Braun
2012-12-13 13:08 ` Ted Wood
2012-12-13 13:26 ` Richard Braun
2012-12-13 16:00 ` Ted Wood
2012-12-13 21:37 ` Arnout Vandecappelle
2012-12-13 22:04 ` Richard Braun
2012-12-13 23:02 ` Arnout Vandecappelle [this message]
2012-12-14 9:10 ` Ted Wood
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