Re: initrd: couldn't umount

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:27:53 +0100 (BST)


> the problem is that a "rpciod" kernel-thread references the initrd,
> and so umounting and freeing it, isn't possible.
>
> has anybody an idea how to fix this problem, cause it would be nice,
> to free the initrd ram on a diskless node.

It shouldnt be keeping a reference. daemonize() should have dropped its
resources
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