From: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>
To: Mike Galbraith <mikeg@wen-online.de>
Cc: Art Boulatov <art@ksu.ru>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pivot_root & linuxrc problem
Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:41:25 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010315224125.C7500@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3AB0C09A.1020505@ksu.ru> <Pine.LNX.4.33.0103152143320.928-100000@mikeg.weiden.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0103152143320.928-100000@mikeg.weiden.de>; from mikeg@wen-online.de on Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 10:11:55PM +0100
On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 10:11:55PM +0100, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Mar 2001, Art Boulatov wrote:
>
> > How can I "exec /sbin/init" from "/linuxrc", whatever it is,
> > if "linuxrc" does not get PID=1?
> >
> > Actually, why does NOT "linuxrc" get PID=1?
>
> That's the question.. the first task started gets pid=1, and when
> that is true, exec /sbin/init has no problem. What else is your
> system starting?.. it must be starting something.
Linux always forks from PID1 before executing /linuxrc automagically.
Check init/main.c.
--
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-03-15 22:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-03-15 13:16 pivot_root & linuxrc problem Art Boulatov
2001-03-15 21:11 ` Mike Galbraith
2001-03-15 22:41 ` Russell King [this message]
2001-03-16 8:54 ` Mike Galbraith
2001-03-16 12:34 ` Art Boulatov
2001-03-16 14:05 ` union mounts WAS: " Art Boulatov
2001-03-16 17:37 ` Guest section DW
2001-03-16 23:33 ` Bernd Eckenfels
2001-03-17 10:54 ` Mike Galbraith
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