From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:30206 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751028AbaA3IQz (ORCPT ); Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:16:55 -0500 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:16:51 +0100 From: Karel Zak To: Phillip Susi Cc: util-linux@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: pivot_root depreciated? Message-ID: <20140130081651.GE22884@x2.net.home> References: <52E91888.4080601@ubuntu.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <52E91888.4080601@ubuntu.com> Sender: util-linux-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:04:40AM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I could have sworn that the pivot_root syscall was considered a > fragile dirty hack that needed to die in a fire, and everyone switched everyone switched to our switch_root :-) > to run-init years ago. Am I misremembering things or does anyone know > what I'm talking about? Well, I still see that people use pivot_root. Anyway, I don't see any info about pivot_root syscall deprecation in Linux kernel source tree. Karel -- Karel Zak http://karelzak.blogspot.com