Linux initial RAM disk (initrd) overview(转)

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Linux initial RAM disk (initrd) overview
Learn about its anatomy, creation, and use in the Linux boot process
M. Tim Jones
(
[email=mtj@mtjones.com?subject=Linux%20initial%20RAM%20disk%20%28initrd%29%20overview&cc=tomyoung@us.ibm.com]mtj@mtjones.com[/email]
), Consultant Engineer, Emulex

本文转自 IBM developerworks 原文地址如下:
   
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-initrd.html

    The Linux® initial RAM disk (initrd) is a temporary root file system that is mounted during system boot to support the two-state boot process. The initrd contains various executables and drivers that permit the real root file system to be mounted, after which the initrd RAM disk is unmounted and its memory freed. In many embedded Linux systems, the initrd is the final root file system. This article explores the initial RAM disk for Linux 2.6, including its creation and use in the Linux kernel.

  

   文章又过长了... 请大家还是到我的另外一个地址看全文吧:(
   
http://blog.csdn.net/lilingcx/archive/2007/07/30/1716843.aspx


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