Designing a new init: low level communication

a-aa a-aa at hollowtube.mine.nu
Mon Aug 29 14:57:28 UTC 2005


Erich Schubert wrote:

>Hi,
>  
>
>>The way initng does this is by trying to open /dev/initng/initng until
>>it works, and keep stat'ing it after executing of every script to make
>>sure it's in the live filesystem.
>>    
>>
>
>What if it changes after the start of udev, with nothing else starting
>inbetween?
>It then would e.g. wait for a new start command, but can't recieve it
>due to the hidden socket?
>  
>
Well, then dont allow scripts doing
mount -t tmpfs /dev
<try to send command to init> before ending the script

>best regards,
>Erich Schubert
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