linux-kernel - Re: (stupid) how to specify the root-device via kernel parameters

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Message-ID: <1277561606.3245.35.camel@fermat.scientia.net>
Date:	Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:13:26 +0200
From:	Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo@...entia.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: (stupid) how to specify the root-device via kernel parameters

On Sat, 2010-06-26 at 09:46 -0400, tytso@....edu wrote:
> Abuse this how?  What do you think is "wrong"?
Uhm... not totally sure as I only had a first short glance on it (so I
hope not to step on Bastian's toes ;) )... but the lvm2 initramfs-script
from Debian's lvm2 package somehow to set up the VGs/LVs... which is
fine, expect you have fully encrypted fs (with boot on USB stick),...
and you have a dm-crypt device on top of LVM.
Not sure why he simply doesn't do a vgchange -an or so,.. but will ask
him.

Then my root is /dev/mapper/root or so,... and the script has it's
problem.


Cheers,
Chris.

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