linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3][try 1] init: enable system-on-initramfs

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Date:	Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:46:12 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3][try 1] init: enable system-on-initramfs

On Sat, 14 Jul 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Bodo Eggert wrote:

> > Setting the name of the rdinit process to the name of the init process
> > in order to select the root device should not be the right knob.
> > 
> 
> What's wrong with it?

rdinit is supposed to be the program that mounts, root is supposed to be 
whatever is mounted and init is supposed to run the system. Three 
different things. Now if you want to change the third, just set the first 
to the second ...

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