[klibc] [PATCH 6/8] switch_root: Fix single file mounts

[Karel Zak]

On Mon, Aug 01, 2011 at 01:38:38PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> > The other open question is the move mounting of /dev, /proc, /sys to
> > /newroot (with an Google bug in their rc scripts not handling this case).
> > switch_root in util-linux does it.
> 
> OK, now you actually have *three* ways to handle directories in the old
> root: move them, unmount them, or ignore them!  I really dislike having

 You have full control on the mountpoints in your initramfs before you
 call the switch_root utility. You can move, umount or whatever.

 IMHO the most important switch_root functionality is the move to the
 newroot and old root clean up. I can imagine switch_root
 implementation without the mount-move of the /dev, /proc and /sys
 directories at all.

> a hardcoded list of what to treat how; at least one that the user can't
> override.

 For long time we have in util-linux TODO list:

  - move all mountpoints to the newroot (there are hardcoded /proc /sys and /dev paths now)
  - add --dont-move[=<list of dirs>] options

 but I haven't found motivation and time to implement it ... nobody
 asked for the features :-)

    Karel

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