[Buildroot] Getting It into Compact Flash

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On 13/12/12 23:04, Richard Braun wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 10:37:19PM +0100, Arnout Vandecappelle wrote:
>> - if you use anything else than static device management, the devtmps
>> will not be mounted automatically by the kernel; the cpio filesystem
>> adds a /init script that mounts it for you.
>
> The kernel has provided the ability to automatically mount devtmpfs for
> quite some time now. He just needs to make sure the option is selected
> in the kernel configuration.

  But it doesn't automount devtmpfs when the initramfs is mounted. That's
why fs/cpio/init exists.

  (Come to think of it, it is possible that an ext2 initrd is not 
considered the same as an initramfs and the kernel _will_ mount devtmpfs 
- I'm not sure).


  Regards,
  Arnout
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