Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161116AbWBNQZV (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:25:21 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161119AbWBNQZU (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:25:20 -0500 Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:37868 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161116AbWBNQZC (ORCPT ); Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:25:02 -0500 Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 16:24:58 +0000 From: Al Viro To: Phillip Susi Cc: jzb@aexorsyst.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: root=/dev/sda1 fails but root=0x0801 works... Message-ID: <20060214162458.GD27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> References: <200602132316.15992.jzb@aexorsyst.com> <43F1FA74.80607@cfl.rr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <43F1FA74.80607@cfl.rr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 495 Lines: 11 On Tue, Feb 14, 2006 at 10:42:44AM -0500, Phillip Susi wrote: > This is expected behavior. The kernel doesn't have a /dev at the time > it mounts the root fs so it has no idea what /dev/sda1 is. Incorrect. Read init/do_mounts.c::name_to_dev_t(). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/