Re: [PATCH] root-hopping for pre-2.3.41-3

From: almesber@lrc.di.epfl.ch
Date: Tue Jan 25 2000 - 17:47:17 EST

H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> I would like to suggest an alternate system call with, perhaps, more
> useful semantics:
>
> pivot_root("new_root", "old_root");

... with an implicit "chroot everybody on / to /new_root". That would
solve a few problems, yes. I'll give it a try.

Thanks,
- Werner 

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