linux-kernel - Re: Use of directories to hold root?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0708102332580.3054@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:33:50 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Mark Cannon <random.bits@...ers.com>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Use of directories to hold root?

On Aug 10 2007 17:24, Mark Cannon wrote:
>
>You pass the kernel the root option to specify the root partition.
>Is there a way to identify a directory in that partition that holds the
>root or something equivalent to this?

No, but you can use pivot_root.

	Jan
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