From: Arnd Hannemann <arnd@arndnet.de>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Cc: Salvatore De Paolis <depaolis.salvatore@libero.it>,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: pivot_root alternative
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:39:25 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <467EE48D.5010204@arndnet.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706242328520.11964@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Jan Engelhardt schrieb:
> On Jun 24 2007 23:27, Salvatore De Paolis wrote:
>> i built the kernel with a busybox initramfs which runs from a usb stick. While
>> i boot i need to mount the real root and i'm using pivot_root.
>> Pivot_root . old-root return to me an "Invalid argument" error and googling i
>> found here http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/10/8/17 that pivot_root should be avoided.
>> I want to ask now what i should do to switch to a real root?
>
> use run-init from klibc?
However be aware of the limitation of run-init:
It only works for direct childs of root directory
/mnt/newroot won't work
/newroot should work ;-)
Good luck,
Arnd
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-06-24 21:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-06-24 21:27 pivot_root alternative Salvatore De Paolis
2007-06-24 21:29 ` Jan Engelhardt
2007-06-24 21:39 ` Arnd Hannemann [this message]
2007-06-24 22:08 ` Salvatore De Paolis
2007-06-25 10:19 ` Michael Tokarev
2007-06-25 3:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2007-06-24 23:29 ` Kyle Moffett
2007-06-25 5:04 ` Salvatore De Paolis
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2007-06-25 10:34 Salvatore De Paolis
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