Hi,
run-init seems to mount the new root, rm files in the old root,
mount, chroot, open the console, exec. any reason we can't do
that in shell script commands?
> You don't pivot_root initramfs, because initramfs *IS* rootfs.
>
> Instead, use the run-init program
ok, but still: is it ok for the kernel to die?
after all pivot_root works fine, unless /initrd is unmounted.
what exactly is the kernel internal that makes pivot_root special?
Regards, Andreas