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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC v2] selftests/nolibc: don't embed initramfs into kernel image
Hi Thomas,

On Sun, Sep 17, 2023 at 05:21:38PM +0200, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> When the initramfs is embedded into the kernel each rebuild of it will
> trigger a full kernel relink and all the expensive postprocessing steps.
>
> Currently nolibc-test and therefore the initramfs are always rebuild,
> even without source changes, leading to lots of slow kernel relinks.
>
> Instead of linking the initramfs into the kernel assemble it manually
> and pass it explicitly to qemu.
> This avoids all of the kernel relinks.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>

OK, let's try it!

thanks,
Willy

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