Re: pivot_root alternative

On Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:19:02 +0400 Michael Tokarev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Salvatore De Paolis wrote: > > > >> use run-init from klibc? > > > > Thank you both, i'll take a look at run-init:) > > By the way, busybox now includes similar appl

Re: pivot_root alternative

So i choice to use switch_root which is already inside the busybox but with a bit(?) of unluck cause it still wont run. It hangs on !S_ISREG(st1.st_mode) Can you explain to me how to interpret it? Regards S. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of

Re: pivot_root alternative

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:39:25 +0200 Arnd Hannemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > use run-init from klibc? > However be aware of the limitation of run-init: > It only works for direct childs of root directory > /mnt/newroot won't work > /newroot should work ;-) > > Good luck, > Arnd Thank you bot

pivot_root alternative

hi all i built the kernel with a busybox initramfs which runs from a usb stick. While i boot i need to mount the real root and i'm using pivot_root. Pivot_root . old-root return to me an "Invalid argument" error and googling i found here http://lkml.org/lkml/2005/10/8/17 that pivot_root should be

Kernel parameters: root

Hi all I hope this is the right place to ask this question, if not please redirect me to the right ML. I would like to know more about kernel parameters and in particular about the root parameter. I'm booting the kernel from usb pen and the root could change while the pen is plugged in different