1 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/usr/gen_init_cpio.c b/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
index b2b3c2d1cf8b..7f06884ecd41 100644
--- a/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
+++ b/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ static int cpio_mkslink(const char *name, const char *target,
         char s[256];
         time_t mtime = time(NULL);
 
+        if (name[0] == '/')
+                name++;
         sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
                "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
                 "070701",               /* magic */
@@ -152,6 +154,8 @@ static int cpio_mkgeneric(const char *name, unsigned int mode,
         char s[256];
         time_t mtime = time(NULL);
 
+        if (name[0] == '/')
+                name++;
         sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
                "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
                 "070701",               /* magic */
@@ -245,6 +249,8 @@ static int cpio_mknod(const char *name, unsigned int mode,
         else
                 mode |= S_IFCHR;
 
+        if (name[0] == '/')
+                name++;
         sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
                "%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",
                 "070701",               /* magic */
@@ -303,18 +309,18 @@ static int cpio_mkfile(const char *name, const char *location,
 
         mode |= S_IFREG;
 
-        retval = stat (location, &buf);
-        if (retval) {
-                fprintf (stderr, "File %s could not be located\n", location);
-                goto error;
-        }
-
         file = open (location, O_RDONLY);
         if (file < 0) {
                 fprintf (stderr, "File %s could not be opened for reading\n", location);
                 goto error;
         }
 
+        retval = fstat(file, &buf);
+        if (retval) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "File %s could not be stat()'ed\n", location);
+                goto error;
+        }
+
         filebuf = malloc(buf.st_size);
         if (!filebuf) {
                 fprintf (stderr, "out of memory\n");
@@ -332,6 +338,8 @@ static int cpio_mkfile(const char *name, const char *location,
                 /* data goes on last link */
                 if (i == nlinks) size = buf.st_size;
 
+                if (name[0] == '/')
+                        name++;
                 namesize = strlen(name) + 1;
                 sprintf(s,"%s%08X%08X%08lX%08lX%08X%08lX"
                        "%08lX%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X%08X",