[email protected] wrote on 08-12-2006 14:58:24:
> Jean-Paul Saman wrote:
> > [email protected] wrote on 06-12-2006 19:17:27:
> > > Jean-Paul Saman wrote:
> > > > In populate_rootfs() the printk on line 554. It says "Unpacking
> > > > initramfs..", which is confusing because if that line is reached
the
> > > > code has already decided that the image is an initrd image.
> > >
> > > Are you sure?
> >
> > Yes.
>
> Are you really sure?
>
Not anymore ;-)
> Maybe you're getting confused with the dual intitrd naming-convention.
> InitRD used to mean InitRamDisk only, now it means InitRamFS and
InitRamDisk
> #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM, else it means InitRamFS only.
Well, I am confused. Reading drivers/block/Kconfig again and again I came
to the conclusion that I've been misinterpreted what it said. The way the
code is written is counter-intuitive, using INITRD for initramfs and
initrd made my head go spinning.
> But still, it's rather refreshing to see you so convinced.
Thanks for your kind words.
Kind greetings,
Jean-Paul Saman
NXP Semiconductors CTO/RTG DesignIP
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