[Pkg-uml-commit] r87 - trunk/src/rootstrap

[Stefano Melchior]

Author: stex-guest
Date: 2006-05-23 09:56:34 +0000 (Tue, 23 May 2006)
New Revision: 87

Modified:
   trunk/src/rootstrap/rootstrap.sgml
Log:
HOSTFS needs to be compiled not modular inside the guest linux

Modified: trunk/src/rootstrap/rootstrap.sgml
===================================================================
--- trunk/src/rootstrap/rootstrap.sgml	2006-05-23 09:54:36 UTC (rev 86)
+++ trunk/src/rootstrap/rootstrap.sgml	2006-05-23 09:56:34 UTC (rev 87)
@@ -414,6 +414,17 @@
 		share the host resources and build filesystem on it, as well as
 		to share host binaries to perform whatever task you may need.
 	  </para>
+
+	  <para>
+	  	If you would like to have the hostfs support for you
+		<command>linux</command> or at least for the filesystem creation
+		with rootstrap, you need to configure the CONFIG_HOSTFS=y, then to compile the
+		UML guest kernel in order to include this feature. In particular
+		it is recommended to set it as included in the
+		<command>linux</command> file, not as module because it is
+		required during the rootstrap launch, and not included in the
+		following modules copy on the guest filesystem.
+		</para>
     </refsect2>
 
   </refsect1>