On Fri, 2003-10-31 at 16:59, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
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> By author: Bob Chiodini <[email protected]>
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> > John,
> >
> > It does not appear that the kernel(s) will support the root fs on
> > tmpfs. Looking through the init kernel code: It boils down to a block
> > device with real major and minor number or NFS.
> >
>
> Baloney. See the SuperRescue CD, for example, for a distro which uses
> exactly this.
>
> -hpa
I stand corrected. I should have been clearer making this statement. I
did not see a mechanism for mounting a tmpfs in do_mounts.c, or main.c.
One question: I see that superrescue execs init and the end of
linuxrc. Does this cause the kernel initialization to yield in
handle_initrd(), until init exits (reboot/shutdown)?
Bob...