From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S267939AbUJSFAI (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:00:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267943AbUJSFAI (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:00:08 -0400 Received: from web50609.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.38.248]:37789 "HELO web50609.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267939AbUJSFAE (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:00:04 -0400 Message-ID: <20041019050002.5831.qmail@web50609.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeba Anandhan A Subject: initrd stuff & need of software layer for virtual to physical address translation ? To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org hi, i am newbie in kernel programming.i like to know about initrd stuff by simple definition. what is initrd.? how it is used? why root filesystem is mounted as readonly and later read write?. i hope MMU is responsible for converting virtual address to physical address in hardware level.then why we need it software level[ie kernel level .two level page handling] _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com