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SubjectRe: [RFC][Patch] Allow not mounting a root fs
On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 05:00:40PM +0200, Bodo Eggert wrote:
> On Thu, 5 Jul 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>
> > Bodo Eggert wrote:
> > > This patch adds the option to not mount another root filesystem
> > > by specifying root=initramfs.
> >
> > Uhm, the kernel doesn't mount anything if you're using an initramfs.
>
> Yes, instead it panics trying to mount the non-existing "root=".
> I've put the complete system into initrams, and I just want the kernel to
> run /sbin/init.

If I understood you correctly, you're trying to get the kernel
to execute the "/sbin/init" file of your initramfs. However, "/init"
is the sole default initramfs entry point. To fix this, you can pass
rdinit=/sbin/init _or_ modify your initramfs image so that "/init"
is the entrypoint.

Normally, if your initramfs has a /init script your kernel would
skip the entire stage where it panics in the perpare_namespace()
function for trying to mount "root=" by itself (see
init/main.c:init()).

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Dan Aloni
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da-x (at) monatomic.org, dan (at) xiv.co.il
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