Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Jan 2002 01:38:56 +0100 | From | Andreas Ferber <> | Subject | Re: initramfs programs (was [RFC] klibc requirements) |
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On Wed, Jan 09, 2002 at 05:25:07PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote: > > > > This could be done anyway: just replace the initramfs image built by > > the kernel build with anotherone built from another source tree. It > > would be helpful though if the tools were distributed both standalone > > and included into the kernel tree. > If the kernel is going to build an initramfs option, it also needs a way > to be given one. The issue I'm thinking of is I know of a few platforms > where the initramfs archive will have to be part of the 'zImage' file > (much like they do for ramdisks now).
Append it to the zImage and let the kernel look for it there. Plus add a tool to util-linux (or maybe an option to rdev?) to let you replace the embedded initramfs in a {,b}zImage with a customized one.
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