[systemd-devel] [PATCH] fstab-generator: introduce rd.weak_sysroot to bypass failures in sysroot.mount

[Vivek Goyal]

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 02:05:08PM +0200, Tom Gundersen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 1:53 PM, WANG Chao <chaowang at redhat.com> wrote:
> > If specified kernel command line rd.weak_sysroot, fstab-generate will
> > generate a weaker version of sysroot.mount:
> >  - It's not required by initrd-root-fs.target.
> >  - It's not before initrd-root-fs.target.
> >
> > So that failure in the weaker sysroot.mount will not fail
> > initrd-root-fs.target. And systemd will try continue rather than
> > entering isolated emergency mode.
> 
> Can you give an example case where this is useful? I.e., what is the
> setup and how is boot supposed to succeed with a failing sysroot?

Hi,

Can you please not drop people listed in CC in original thread from
conversation.

Thanks
Vivek