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Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:54:39 -0700
From: Eric <ebrower@usa.net>
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Subject: Re: [Q] pivot_root and initrd
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Both the pivot_root(8) manpage and the <linux>/Documentation/initrd.txt 
document admonish us to do much more than shown below (chroot, relative 
pathing of pivot_root arguments, etc).

I certainly trust HPA's example, but it is a far sight from the
'documented' procedure.  If the pivot_root developers expect
everyone in the world who depended previously on an implicit
change_root to modify their procedures,  they have the
responsibility to see that the "better way" is understood.

If HPA's example is adequate the documentation should be modified.

E

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> 
>>
>>  Presently, when /initrd/{ash.static} runs off the end of the
>>   /initrd/linuxrc script, the kernel tries to mount the root
>>  defined for LILO. So I add some program that executes 'pivot-root'
>>  instead of just letting the script run off the end?
>>
> 
> 
> You do something like:
> 
> cd /newroot
> pivot_root /newroot /newroot/oldroot
> exec /sbin/init < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1
> 
> -

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