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On Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:27:06 +0000, David W Noon wrote: |
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> > Why not mount root read-only, just like in a non-initramfs system? |
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> > Any e2fsck commands will be run during the boot runlevel, before |
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> > remounting root rw. |
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> Unfortunately, the system does not work that way. When running inside |
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> an initramfs, one cannot load executable content from mount points -- |
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> only from within the initramfs. So, while it is perfectly possible to |
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> do "ls /mnt/root/sbin/e2fsck" (assuming the root partition has been |
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> mounted ro as /mnt/root), it is not possible to load and execute that |
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> program. [And, yes, I have adjusted the PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH shell |
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> variables to address the program and library directories on the mounted |
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> root partition.] After performing a switch_root to the actual root |
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> partition, this restriction is lifted. |
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I understand that, but not why you need to run e2fsck before the |
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switch_root. Is this to do with the way your system is set up? The object |
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of the initramfs is only to get the system into a state where / can be |
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mounted and switch_root run, I assume you are trying to do more than that |
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with it. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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WORM: (n.) acronym for Write Once, Read Mangled. Used to describe a |
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normally-functioning computer disk of the very latest design. |
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