[Maxlinux-devel] initrd-tools release 0.1

[Kelledin <kel...@sk...>]

First release of initrd-tools is at=20
ftp://skarpsey.dyndns.org/incept/SOURCES/initrd-toos-0.1.tar.gz

This includes the source code for a customized binary for the=20
initrd's /sbin/init, plus a bash script that constructs an=20
initrd image from a set of InceptionOS driver packs.  Should be=20
stuck in CVS at the earliest convenience.

The biggest worry I have right now is making sure the "real"
root FS has a temporary "holding directory" for the initrd
filesystem (currently /initrd).  This is rather necessary when
using the pivot_root() syscall, and the only way I know to make
sure it exists is to have it created from within the initrd.=20
That requires mounting the "real" root FS read-write first,
before it even gets an fsck--and this seems Just Plain
Wrong(tm) to me.

--
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does
it still cost four figures to fix?"