Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:50:27 +0100 (CET)
From: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@gmx.de>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select
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On Sun, 18 Nov 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Bodo Eggert wrote:

>> 1) This is useful for booting a rescue or test system, too. In those cases,
>>    you might want to have the old root moved somewhere.
>>    (Always "$rootdir/oldroot"? Additional parameter? I'm not sure ...)
>> 
>
> Again, this is a good example of why this really shouldn't be additional 
> hacks in kernel space.

ACK, but until kinit is default (and Godot arrives), this little hack does 
seem to be useful.

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