[yocto] initramfs-framework ERROR: There's no '/dev' on rootfs.

[Craig McQueen]

I'm trying to use initramfs-framework to mount an overlayfs, and I've got it working mostly. However, I found that when it boots, I get an error:

ERROR: There's no '/dev' on rootfs.

That comes from initramfs-framework's 'finish' script. I got around it by creating the /dev directory on my writable partition. I also created /proc and /sys since it looks as though those would be needed too.

Would it be better to change the 'finish' script to just create the required directory(s)? E.g.:

-               if [ ! -d $ROOTFS_DIR/dev ]; then
-                       fatal "ERROR: There's no '/dev' on rootfs."
-               fi
+               mkdir -p $ROOTFS_DIR/dev
+               mkdir -p $ROOTFS_DIR/proc
+               mkdir -p $ROOTFS_DIR/sys

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Craig McQueen