[PATCH] Add support for booting from subdirectory in root
Bug #1089038 reported by
Vojtech Bocek
This bug affects 5 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Attached patch allows booting from some subdirectory on root
device via "rootsubdir" command line parameter. It is very similiar
to booting from loop device, except it uses "mount -o bind".
This is useful for devices whose main OS is not Ubuntu - e.g. android
devices like Nexus 7. Ubuntu then does not have to
replace Android, and can be easily dual-booted.
Note: this patch can't handle paths with spaces, and I don't know how
should that be fixed. Anything with spaces should not be even passed as
kernel parameter I guess. Anyway, the "loop" option has the same problem,
since rootsubdir does almost the same thing.
| description: | updated |
Revision history for this message
| Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote | #2 |
| tags: | added: patch |
Revision history for this message
| Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote | #3 |
| Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| description: | updated |
| Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
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