linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select which dir to sys

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Message-Id: <200711190856.54822.a1426z@gawab.com>
Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:56:54 +0300
From:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
To:	viro@....linux.org.uk
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hpa@...or.com,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select which dir to sys_chroot

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> to be honest, this is something that really should be done in the
> initramfs image; we should strive to keep the more complex bootup
> scenarios there and not inside the kernel bootup code...

Agreed, but this is neither complex nor is it a scenario.

This is a shortcut.  And, IMHO, a clean one.


Thanks!

--
Al

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