pivot_root()?
pivot_root()?
Posted Mar 16, 2026 13:55 UTC (Mon) by abatters (✭ supporter ✭, #6932)In reply to: pivot_root()? by Nikratio
Parent article: Practical uses for a null filesystem
I believe pivot_root() was used with the old-style initrd, but it doesn't work with the new-style initramfs. See initrd(4). Note that the old initrd code is being removed: https://lwn.net/Articles/1057769/