Al Viro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Nope. The point is to have it as early as possible, so that we had more
> or less normal environment when drivers, etc. are being initialized.
But traditionally the "normal environment" is a root fs not yet
mounted. Do the drivers need initramfs? Which
Al Viro [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Nope. The point is to have it as early as possible, so that we had more
or less normal environment when drivers, etc. are being initialized.
But traditionally the normal environment is a root fs not yet
mounted. Do the drivers need initramfs? Which drivers?
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 02:34:39PM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
> First problem: initramfs is unpacked way before console drivers
> are initialized, so you aren't going to see the panic():
>
> init/initramfs.c:static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
> ...
> printk(KERN_INFO
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 02:34:39PM +0200, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:
First problem: initramfs is unpacked way before console drivers
are initialized, so you aren't going to see the panic():
init/initramfs.c:static int __init populate_rootfs(void)
...
printk(KERN_INFO Unpacking
> I wonder why is initramfs unpacked that early, before most drivers?
> I'd expect it much later in the boot sequence, just before userspace
> and initial devices (/dev/console etc) are needed. Should it be moved
> there? populate_rootfs() unpacks both builtin and external initramfs.
I mean
Hi,
I recently got a BSOD bootup problem with external initramfs (it's
ARM but it seems it doesn't matter).
--
First problem: initramfs is unpacked way before console drivers
are initialized, so you aren't going to see the
Hi,
I recently got a BSOD bootup problem with external initramfs (it's
ARM but it seems it doesn't matter).
--
First problem: initramfs is unpacked way before console drivers
are initialized, so you aren't going to see the
I wonder why is initramfs unpacked that early, before most drivers?
I'd expect it much later in the boot sequence, just before userspace
and initial devices (/dev/console etc) are needed. Should it be moved
there? populate_rootfs() unpacks both builtin and external initramfs.
I mean something
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