* Re: using deprecated initrd support, will be removed in 2021
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@ 2021-03-04 8:13 ` Christoph Hellwig
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From: Christoph Hellwig @ 2021-03-04 8:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Art Nikpal; +Cc: Linus Torvalds, linux-kernel
On Wed, Mar 03, 2021 at 05:18:05PM +0800, Art Nikpal wrote:
> hello Christoph
> i have see your patch https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/7/14/1508
> /* using deprecated initrd support, will be removed in 2021*/
>
> How can I clarify the situation ?!
>
> im using squashfs as ramdisk / all system works as all in ram kernel +
> initrd (squashfs)
> and i think it's very useful - how can we replace it ?
With a simple initramfs, you should be able to chose the same compression
algorithms as you do for squashfs right now and generate a better image.
> and another question: why need to remove it - if it works fine ?
It causes a fair amount of maintainance burden in the kernel, and also
is less efficient for the user.
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