linux-kernel - Re: sys_chroot+sys

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Message-ID: <46F29A9A.4070806@davidnewall.com>
Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:36:50 +0930
From:	David Newall <david@...idnewall.com>
To:	Philipp Marek <philipp@...ek.priv.at>
CC:	7eggert@....de, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>, majkls <majkls@...pere.com>,
	bunk@...tum.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sys_chroot+sys_fchdir Fix

Philipp Marek wrote:
> - User starts a small wrapper,
> - that opens "/",
> - chroot()s into a directory and starts fsvs.
> - fsvs gets its libraries loaded
> - and chroot()s back to the original system.

Isn't that what pivot_root was meant for?
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