All references to real_root should be removed. They should say root= instead. The stable genkernel initramfs script takes root for everything that real_root does if real_root is unset. As bug 479296 says: >Ever since we moved to kernel 2.6 and initramfs (versus initrd), the real_root parameter has been unneeded, just *tolerated* by genkernel initramfs. Initramfs scripts (like genkernel's) can read directly from the root= parameter, real_root was only needed since initrd required root=/dev/ram0, as it was a real ramdisk. Reproducible: Always
@genkernel guys, can you confirm this? I had some issues with not setting real_* before, although that was with real_rootflags, not real_root.
I've used genkernel quite extensively and can I can confirm. The "real_root" kernel argument is still supported for legacy systems (namely the 2.4.x Linux kernel initrd). "root" should be used in the place of "real_root". Search the genkernel man page for "real_root" to confirm. I was using genkernel 3.4.52.2.
I fixed this bug back in August, 2015. See link below for reference. https://wiki.gentoo.org/index.php?title=Genkernel&type=revision&diff=357034&oldid=356994
