Re: [uml-user] UML+Mounting host fs + chroot in the mounted host drive

[Teto <mat...@gm...>]

Thanks for your answer.

> I have been doing this since 2001 :-)
> I've tried to extract this system into a separate package, see:
> https://github.com/mcr/uml-network-testing-infrastructure
That's really cool to put these files online. Moreover I intend to use
UML for network testing as well so it's even better.

> Yes, you could do this.
> I use hostfs for /, and I just mount /usr/share from the host.
Could you please detail the procedure since I get lost in your files.
And the man page looks ambiguous to me.
First how do you launch your uml kernel: just  host$ ./uml_kernel
initrd=custom_initrd or you add " root=cowtempfile,/dev/sdb5" ?
I wish you could explain to me what to mount and when. Your init
replace the temporary (/,/dev,/etc etc..) by the host ? I don't really
understand the loop option exhibited in the documentation. The author
then say to change authorizations to the mounted folder but I am
afraid it will change all the authorizations on my host drive :s

Best regards
Matt


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