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diff --git a/doc/s6-linux-init.html b/doc/s6-linux-init.html index 31014d6..f57adae 100644 --- a/doc/s6-linux-init.html +++ b/doc/s6-linux-init.html @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ and execs into <a href="//skarnet.org/software/s6/s6-svscan.html">s6-svscan</a>. <h2> Interface </h2> <pre> - s6-linux-init [ -c <em>basedir</em> ] [ -p <em>initial_path</em> ] [ -s <em>env_store</em> ] [ -m <em>umask</em> ] [ -d <em>dev_style</em> ] [ -D <em>initdefault</em> ] [ <em>args...</em> ] + s6-linux-init [ -c <em>basedir</em> ] [ -p <em>initial_path</em> ] [ -s <em>env_store</em> ] [ -m <em>umask</em> ] [ -d <em>dev_style</em> ] [ -D <em>initdefault</em> ] [ -n | -N ] [ <em>args...</em> ] </pre> <ul> @@ -57,14 +57,16 @@ the PATH environment variable. </li> <li> <tt>-s</tt> <em>env_store</em> : the place where to dump kernel environment variables. </li> <li> <tt>-m</tt> <em>initial_umask</em> : the initial file umask. </li> - <li> <tt>-d</tt> <em>dev_style</em> : how <tt>/dev</tt> is -handled on this system. 0 means a static <tt>/dev</tt>, 1 means -devtmpfs but not automounted by the kernel at boot time, and 2 means -devtmpfs automounted by the kernel at boot time. </li> + <li> <tt>-d</tt> <em>slashdev</em> : mount a devtmpfs on +<em>slashdev</em>. By default, no such mount is performed - it is assumed +that a devtmpfs is automounted on <tt>/dev</tt> at boot time by the kernel. </li> <li> <tt>-D</tt> <em>initdefault</em> : the initial runlevel to boot to, if it isn't overridden by the kernel command line. This is only given as a first argument to <em>rc.init</em>. Default is <tt>default</tt>. </li> + <li> <tt>-n</tt> : instead of unmounting <tt>/run</tt> and mounting +a tmpfs on it, just remount <tt>/run</tt>. </li> + <li> <tt>-N</tt> : do not touch <tt>/run</tt> at all. </li> </ul> <h2> Early preparation </h2> @@ -79,12 +81,13 @@ operations: <li> It chdirs to <tt>/</tt>. </li> <li> It sets the umask to <em>initial_umask</em>. </li> <li> It becomes a session leader. </li> - <li> It mounts a devtmpfs on <tt>/dev</tt>, if necessary. </li> + <li> It mounts a devtmpfs on <em>slashdev</em>, if requested. </li> <li> It uses <tt>/dev/null</tt> as its stdin (instead of <tt>/dev/console</tt>). <tt>/dev/console</tt> is still used, for now, as stdout and stderr. </li> <li> It unmounts <tt>/run</tt> (or the directory you have given to the -<tt>--tmpfsdir</tt> configure option at package build time), just in case. </li> - <li> It creates a tmpfs on <tt>/run</tt> (or your chosen <em>tmpfsdir</em>). </li> +<tt>--tmpfsdir</tt> configure option at package build time), just in case; +then it creates a tmpfs on it. Alternatively, it remounts <tt>/run</tt>, +or does not touch it at all. </li> <li> It copies the whole <tt><em>basedir</em>/run-image</tt> hierarchy to <tt>/run</tt> (or your chosen tmpfsdir). </li> <li> It reads the initial environment from <tt><em>basedir</em>/env</tt>. </li> |