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...tions. Any comments? Sam diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig --- a/drivers/block/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig @@ -408,48 +408,6 @@ config BLK_DEV_INITRD "real" root file system, etc. See <file:Documentation/initrd.txt> for details. -config INITRAMFS_SOURCE - string "Initramfs source file(s)" - default "" - help - This can be either a single cpio archive with a .cpio suffix or a - space-separated list of directories and files for building the - initramfs image. A cpio archive should contain a filesystem archive - to be use...

...tomatically. $(obj)/initramfs_data.o: $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio.gz FORCE -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID -gen_initramfs_args += -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID) -endif - -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID -gen_initramfs_args += -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID) -endif - -# The $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) is to remove the -# gratuitous begin and end quotes from the Kconfig string type. -# Internal, escaped quotes in the Kconfig string will loose the -# escape and become active quotes. -quotefixed_initramfs_source := $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) - -filechk_initramfs_list = $(CONFIG_SHEL...

...re. The klibc distribution also contains a number of utilities that are useful in an initramfs. For more info read <http://lwn.net/Articles/14776/> (Initramfs arrives) 1) Creating an Initramfs 1.1) During the kernel build via kbuild The easiest way to create an initramfs archive is to set INITRAMFS_SOURCE in your kernel config. INITRAMFS_SOURCE should point to either - a directory containing the files to be included in the archive There is a slight problem with this, as you will need device files which you can only create as root. - a file which should contain entries according...

...(obj)/klibc/libc.a - $(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.klibc obj=$@ - -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID -gen_initramfs_args += -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID) -endif - -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID -gen_initramfs_args += -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID) -endif - -# The $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) is to remove the -# gratuitous begin and end quotes from the Kconfig string type. -# Internal, escaped quotes in the Kconfig string will loose the -# escape and become active quotes. -quotefixed_initramfs_source := $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) - -filechk_initramfs_list = $(CONFIG_SHEL...

...tomatically. $(obj)/initramfs_data.o: $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio.gz FORCE - -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID -gen_initramfs_args += -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID) -endif - -ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID -gen_initramfs_args += -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID) -endif - -# The $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) is to remove the -# gratuitous begin and end quotes from the Kconfig string type. -# Internal, escaped quotes in the Kconfig string will loose the -# escape and become active quotes. -quotefixed_initramfs_source := $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) - -filechk_initramfs_list = $(CONFIG_SHEL...

Hi Peter & others. Here are three patches that does the following: #1 - Update kbuild part of klibc so make clean works Adds gzip including a sample kbuild file #2 - Factor out definition of usr/ to two variables #3 - Move kbuild files to reflect location in the kernel As requested in earlier mail I need a bit of guidiance of what you expect from the kernel integrated parts of klibc.

Hi, I am a newbie into kernel booting process. I have read few things about boot process of the linux kernel. I am stuck at few things, which I am confident, someone from the list might help on - - If I pass a ramfs image as an intrd paramter from the bootloader (say grub), then will the kernel treat this as a ramfs image only? - initrd image is also, packed using cpio archive, then

...the development box (/usr/lib/kinit/* or whatever), remove > all > code behind prepare_namespace() and put a disclaimer into the Linux > 2.6.XY > releasenote stating where to grab and build a kinit binary: > make && sudo make install > It can even provide its own CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE file, so that would > be the only required change to the used .config. I proposed that we not merge but do delete over a week ago so I'm somewhat in agreement. However, I don't think the requirements for /init are quite as static as you suggest. At least not for the whole of initramfs...

I have updated the klibc patchset based on feedback received. In particular, the patchset has been reorganized so as not to break git-bisect. Additionally, this updates the patch base to 2.6.17-git12 (d38b69689c349f35502b92e20dafb30c62d49d63) and klibc 1.4.8; the main difference on the klibc side is removal of obsolete code. This is also available as a git tree at: