[PATCH RFC] Add a link for /init for initramfs images

Darren Hart dvhart at linux.intel.com
Wed Nov 30 20:12:33 UTC 2011



On 11/30/2011 11:57 AM, Lauri Kasanen wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 30, 2011 11:12 AM, "Darren Hart"
> <dvhart at linux.intel.com> wrote:
>> Initramfs images require a /init. If busybox supports INITRD, add the
>> link.
>> INITRD and INITRAMFS aren't the same thing, but there isn't an INITRAMFS
>> feature as of yet.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Darren Hart <dvhart at linux.intel.com>
> 
> Hi
> 
> IMHO should be optional, as often there is something else wanted running
> as the initramfs /init, before busybox init.

Are they other things packaged with busybox? If not, it is trivial to
overwrite the /init file. This seems to be the approach take for the
/linuxrc as well.

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center
Yocto Project - Linux Kernel


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