The document discusses the virtual filesystem (VFS) and the process of mounting the root filesystem during system bootup. It explains that the VFS acts as an interface between the kernel and actual filesystem implementations. During bootup, the following key steps occur:
1. The root filesystem is mounted
2. Directories are created based on the initramfs
3. Additional directories are created based on the ramdisk
4. Default mounts like tmpfs, devpts, proc and sysfs are performed
5. The init process mounts additional filesystems like data, system based on the init.rc file