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SubjectRe: Is initramfs freed after kernel is booted?
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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