Hi, First a bit of context, I am looking for a kernel test & debug platform. I hesitate between QEmu and UML for this but I like the hostfs ability of UML (less complicated than 9p in qemu). As I run those tests on different computers and synchronize things via git, I prefer to do without a root filesystem/any binary.
My current technique is to boot the kernel to test with a custom initrd that mounts the host filesystem, chroot to this mounted directory so that I can use my host binaries (custom ip route binaries already installed in my host etc...). I've seen no thread presenting this though it's very practical so I was wondering if that violated some rules (could harm host system for instance ?) or is it because it's not how UML is meant to be used (it aims at isolating). I wondered if I could use my host drive as a root filesystem (read-only, using a qcow2 file to save changes) to boot UML instead of creating/downloading a filesystem ? Best regards MAtt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Introducing Performance Central, a new site from SourceForge and AppDynamics. Performance Central is your source for news, insights, analysis and resources for efficient Application Performance Management. Visit us today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897511&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
