[Maxlinux-devel] initrd-tools release 0.1

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

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

The biggest worry I have right now is making sure the "real" root=20
FS has a temporary "holding directory" for the initrd filesystem=20
(currently /initrd).  This is rather necessary when using the=20
pivot_root() syscall, and the only way I know to make sure it=20
exists is to have it created from within the initrd.  That=20
requires mounting the "real" root FS read-write first, before it=20
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=20
it still cost four figures to fix?"