From: renjunqu.kernel@gmail.com (Renjun Qu)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: Please help me about the default rootfs
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:07:03 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPu47WTvDMa51MGjfjh_5QtN4zAn8syoxriv=dY4wLWO0D-uPw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
Hello everyone:
I am building a small embedded linux system right now. I
confused that why the default rootfs must has a "dev/console" node. I
have made a experiment as follow:
1st, configure the kernel(2.6.32) to support the initramfs
and initrd, and set the source of the initramfs to a directory which
only has a "root" node.
2nd, configure the kernel to support the root file system on
nfs, and rebuild the kernel. I have created all necessary files and
directories in the directory exported by the nfs server.
3rd, set the appropriate boot parameter, and boot my kernel.
The result is, the kernel can successfully mount the root
file system, but the "/sbin/init" program can not print any
information to me. My "sbin/init" program is just a hello world
program which only print some greeting information.There is a
"dev/console" device node in the nfs exported directory.
But if i set the source of the initramfs to empty, and redo
my experiment from the 2nd step,everything will be ok. So, i think
there must be a ?dev/console? node in the rootfs. The real root file
system already has a "dev/console" node, why default rootfs must have
a dev/console node. Please help me.
Best regards,
Ren jun Qu
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