8.3. rootfs

This is how /proc/mounts shows the root filesystem:

  • hard disk: /dev/root on / type ext2 (rw,relatime,block_validity,barrier,user_xattr). That file does not exist however.

  • initrd: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)

  • initramfs: rootfs on / type rootfs (rw)

TODO: understand /dev/root better: