From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:22:25 -0500 From: AJ Lewis Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Converting my Root file system to LVM [lastquestion] Message-ID: <20010524092225.A6632@sistina.com> References: <200105240641.f4O6fIrW031893@webber.adilger.int> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="KsGdsel6WgEHnImy" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200105240641.f4O6fIrW031893@webber.adilger.int>; from adilger@turbolinux.com on Thu, May 24, 2001 at 12:41:18AM -0600 Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Id: To: linux-lvm@sistina.com --KsGdsel6WgEHnImy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, May 24, 2001 at 12:41:18AM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote: > Actually, I posted a similar question to linux-kernel, but I think it was > lost in the noise. Basically, it _is_ possible to have a "finitrd" for > just this situation (at least on 2.4). You unmount all but root, set up > a ramfs, and pivot_root into the ramfs. You can then unmount root (not > just a read-only remount), and properly shutdown LVM/RAID/etc. Haven't > tried it myself, but it should work. I keep seeing this pivot_root thing. Is it actually implemented in 2.4, and if so, how does one go about doing it? Thanks, --=20 AJ Lewis Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-638-0500 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 Fax: 612-638-0500 Minneapolis, MN 55414 E-Mail: lewis@sistina.com http://www.sistina.com Current GPG fingerprint =3D 3B5F 6011 5216 76A5 2F6B 52A0 941E 1261 0029 2= 648 Get my key at: http://www.sistina.com/~lewis/gpgkey (Unfortunately, the PKS-type keyservers do not work with multiple sub-keys) -----Begin Obligatory Humorous Quote---------------------------------------- "Memory is like gasoline. You use it up when you are running. Of course you get it all back when you reboot..."; Actual explanation obtained from the Micro help desk. -----End Obligatory Humorous Quote------------------------------------------ --KsGdsel6WgEHnImy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7DRkhpE6/iGtdjLERAiV9AJ972wNKMaBWIy1pwaZks4rVmLPGJQCfa3ZQ yG/z8CK7824vTp0NrQeo8nA= =2QQo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --KsGdsel6WgEHnImy--