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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