Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S938240AbXHLTtS (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:49:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S936413AbXHLTtF (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:49:05 -0400 Received: from sovereign.computergmbh.de ([85.214.69.204]:34771 "EHLO sovereign.computergmbh.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S936535AbXHLTtE (ORCPT ); Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:49:04 -0400 Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:49:02 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Mark Cannon cc: "H. Peter Anvin" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Use of directories to hold root? In-Reply-To: <200708121539.48332.random.bits@rogers.com> Message-ID: References: <200708101724.26724.random.bits@rogers.com> <46BCFE01.2040703@zytor.com> <200708121539.48332.random.bits@rogers.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 739 Lines: 22 On Aug 12 2007 15:39, Mark Cannon wrote: >> >> No, but you can use pivot_root. >> > >> >Or better yet, use an initramfs with MS_MOVE; same as you would with the >> >"normal" use of initramfs. > >I am not sure I understand initramfs with MS_MOVE concept. I will look into >it. Any pointers for documentation? pivot_root is atomic afaict, for `mount --move` (which I think Al meant which MS_MOVE - or some C program using mount(2) of your own), you'd need multiple calls to mount. Jan -- - 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/