Re: [meta-ti][PATCH 1/1 v2] recipes-ti: initramfs: Make minimal initrd image

[Anshul Dalal <anshuld@ti.com>]

Hi Moteen,

On Thu Sep 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM IST, Moteen Shah wrote:
> Add recipes to make initramfs image based on systemd.
> The image will package boot essential and other modules
> which will be modprobed by initramfs udev once the inbuilt
> drivers gets probed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Moteen Shah <m-shah@ti.com>
> ---
>  .../initramfs/packagegroup-ti-initramfs.bb    |  5 ++
>  .../recipes-ti/initramfs/ti-tiny-initramfs.bb | 49 +++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 54 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/packagegroup-ti-initramfs.bb
>  create mode 100644 meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/ti-tiny-initramfs.bb
>
> diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/packagegroup-ti-initramfs.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/packagegroup-ti-initramfs.bb
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..5d2ff390
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/packagegroup-ti-initramfs.bb
> @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
> +SUMMARY = "Minimal initramfs for boot requirements"
> +
> +require recipes-core/packagegroups/packagegroup-core-boot.bb
> +
> +RDEPENDS:${PN}:remove = "grub-efi kernel"
> diff --git a/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/ti-tiny-initramfs.bb b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/ti-tiny-initramfs.bb
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000..4cebf595
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/meta-ti-bsp/recipes-ti/initramfs/ti-tiny-initramfs.bb
> @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
> +SUMMARY = "TI SDK super minimal base image for initramfs"
> +
> +DESCRIPTION = "Image meant for basic boot of linux kernel. Intended as\
> + bare system, this image does not package the kernel in the\
> + standard /boot folder in rootfs. Instead, it provides a base\
> + rootfs allowing kernel to be deployed elsewhere\
> + (tftp/separate boot partition/jtag log etc..) and boot\
> + the image.\
> +"
> +
> +LICENSE = "MIT"
> +
> +inherit core-image
> +
> +IMAGE_FEATURES:remove = "package-management"
> +
> +INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = "cpio cpio.xz"
> +
> +#INITRAMFS_MAXSIZE = "65536"
> +#IMAGE_OVERHEAD_FACTOR = "1"
> +

Why are these two commented out?

Regards,
Anshul