10-runit-control: make a hardlink to the currently booted init#129
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This ensures the link count of the pid 1 executable remains positive when runit is updated. If the link count is zero, the file system cannot be remounted read-only during shutdown, as the disk space needs to be reclaimed.
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This ensures the link count of the pid 1 executable remains positive when runit is updated. If the link count is zero, the file system cannot be remounted read-only during shutdown, as the disk space needs to be reclaimed.