From 9800d6e5f8814a5137ccd9ecae666dba9de6ec33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Charles.Forsyth" <devnull@localhost>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:01:05 +0000
Subject: 20081025-1300

---
 man/3/root | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

(limited to 'man')

diff --git a/man/3/root b/man/3/root
index c4a0a845..f1bd487b 100644
--- a/man/3/root
+++ b/man/3/root
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ In the native environment, an arbitrary initial directory structure and
 file content can be built-in
 when the kernel is configured, but it will typically include at least
 the names above, to act as mount points.
+(See the discussion of the `root section' in
+.IR conf (10.6).)
 The required file
 .B /osinit.dis
 (not present in the emulation environment)
@@ -37,6 +39,13 @@ provides an executable Dis binary when read,
 and is the first program invoked when initialising the system.
 Other files needed for bootstrap
 might also reside in this device.
+.PP
+Its local name
+.B #/
+can be used by programs outside the kernel, for instance to implement
+.B newns
+in
+.IR newns (2).
 .SH SOURCE
 .B /emu/port/devroot.c
 .br
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