Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:06:48 -0500 | From | Chris Friesen <> | Subject | Re: Is initramfs freed after kernel is booted? |
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Kevin P. Fleming wrote:
> There is no pivot_root happening here; the kernel creates a ramfs and > mounts it on / (as rootfs), then unpacks the initramfs cpio archive into > it. After doing a few more steps, it overmounts the real root onto /, > making the rootfs filesystem invisible. It is not freed in the current > kernels.
Anyone know why it overmounts rather than pivots?
Chris
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