Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2015 00:13:11 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd@gmail.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>, Dirk-Willem van Gulik <dirkx@webweaving.org>, "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: pivot_root() and FreeBSD Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=g91Ub=-hnfodZGbLsAoLLxsbRfY-QzE7GRz3_JP3VGA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20150803071150.GA6116@brick.home> References: <654E1C53-8536-406D-B218-EA6F20848821@webweaving.org> <55BEE4A5.40107@freebsd.org> <20150803071150.GA6116@brick.home>
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.. and it won't work for upgrading routers, as the MIPS things don't use lo= ader. On 3 August 2015 at 00:11, Edward Tomasz Napiera=C5=82a <trasz@freebsd.org>= wrote: > On 0803T1148, Julian Elischer wrote: >> On 3/4/15 12:51 AM, Dirk-Willem van Gulik wrote: >> > I am trying to do, in effect an PXE boot/install on a local volume - a= nd would like the machine to cut over into normal running without a reboot*= . >> > >> > So effectively I would like to do the equivalent of pivot_root() and p= erhaps something special for init(8), and then jettison md, nfs and what no= t. >> > >> > Is there any way to do this on 10.1 or -current ? Or has anyone recent= ly done work on Adrian Steinmann his 'Pivot Root for BSD=E2=80=99** ? >> > >> > Thanks, >> there is SOME work going on on a similar thing.. It was in the recent >> project status. >> >> https://www.freebsd.org/news/status/report-2015-04-2015-06.html#Root-Rem= ount >> >> Also have you tried simply using a small memory filesystem loaded with >> the kernel? > > Note that this functionality is kind of broken as well: > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D3204 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= "
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