Difference between revisions of "Initramfs zfs boot"
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** It mounts the external initramfs; Deletes everything under its own initramfs; Executes the external initramfs /init | ** It mounts the external initramfs; Deletes everything under its own initramfs; Executes the external initramfs /init | ||
| − | ==== ( | + | ==== (External) initramfs init ==== |
| + | * Create directories | ||
| + | ** /dev | ||
| + | ** /root | ||
| + | ** /sys | ||
| + | ** /proc | ||
| + | ** /tmp | ||
| + | ** /var/lock | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Mount | ||
| + | ** /sys | ||
| + | ** /proc | ||
Revision as of 11:42, 24 January 2017
Overview
Both Debian and Ubuntu fail to boot when there is an arbitrarily more complex zpool than a single vdev that contains the bootfs.
Notes on Boot Process
- The linux kernel is initially bootstrapped.
- The compiled-in initramfs is mounted and executed.
- It mounts the external initramfs; Deletes everything under its own initramfs; Executes the external initramfs /init
(External) initramfs init
- Create directories
- /dev
- /root
- /sys
- /proc
- /tmp
- /var/lock
- Mount
- /sys
- /proc
