Re: [PATCH][retry-2] init: Introduce rootdir bootparm to select whichdir to sys_chroot

[H. Peter Anvin]

Bodo Eggert wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Nov 2007, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > Bodo Eggert wrote:
>
> > > 1) This is useful for booting a rescue or test system, too. In those cases,
> > >    you might want to have the old root moved somewhere.
> > >    (Always "$rootdir/oldroot"? Additional parameter? I'm not sure ...)
> > Again, this is a good example of why this really shouldn't be additional 
> > hacks in kernel space.
>
> ACK, but until kinit is default (and Godot arrives), this little hack does 
> seem to be useful.

I disagree, on two accounts:

a. For as long as we keep throwing more crap into the kernel, kinit will 
not get merged, because it "provides no new functionality."

b. You don't need kinit and kernel-tree integeration to do this in an 
external initramfs.  You can do this with any number of codebases as an 
external initramfs.

	-hpa
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