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SETUP(2) | Linux Programmer's Manual | SETUP(2) |
NAME¶
setup - setup devices and file systems, mount root file systemSYNOPSIS¶
#include <unistd.h>DESCRIPTION¶
setup() is called once from within linux/init/main.c. It calls initialization functions for devices and file systems configured into the kernel and then mounts the root file system. No user process may call setup(). Any user process, even a process with superuser permission, will receive EPERM.RETURN VALUE¶
setup() always returns -1 for a user process.ERRORS¶
- EPERM
- Always, for a user process.
VERSIONS¶
Since Linux 2.1.121, no such function exists anymore.CONFORMING TO¶
This function is Linux-specific, and should not be used in programs intended to be portable, or indeed in any programs at all.NOTES¶
The calling sequence varied: at some times setup () has had a single argument void *BIOS and at other times a single argument int magic.COLOPHON¶
This page is part of release 3.44 of the Linux man-pages project. A description of the project, and information about reporting bugs, can be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.2008-12-03 | Linux |