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

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Message-ID: <46BCFE01.2040703@zytor.com>
Date:	Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:08:33 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
CC:	Mark Cannon <random.bits@...ers.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Use of directories to hold root?

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> 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.

Or better yet, use an initramfs with MS_MOVE; same as you would with the
"normal" use of initramfs.

	-hpa
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