Re: [RFC] union-mount stuff

From: Werner Almesberger (almesber@lrc.epfl.ch)
Date: Wed Jun 07 2000 - 04:42:17 EST

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Alexander Viro wrote:
>> # mount /dev/foo /mnt
>> # cd /mnt
>> # demon &
>> # pivot_root . /old
>
> ??? Come again? What arguments will pivot_root(2) get?

Sorry, better make this "old", not "/old".
pivot_root(2) then gets "." (being /mnt/.) and "old" (being /mnt/old).

- Werner

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