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Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 11:49:09 -0700
From: "Brian J. Murrell" <brian@mountainviewdata.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip autoconfig with modules, kernel 2.4
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On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 07:38:33PM +0100, Russell King wrote:
> 
> As long as you can get the root server IP and path from the DHCP client,

I can do that.  :-)

> then you mount it in a directory, and use pivot_root() to change to
> that directory.

Cool.

> See the "Changing the root device" of Documentation/initrd.txt for more
> information about this.

This looks like the ticket.  I will hack away at that when I can get a
moment.  :-)

Thanx!

b.