Re: [PATCH RESEND 28/62] init: alpha, arc, arm, arm64, csky, m68k, microblaze, mips, nios2, openrisc, parisc, powerpc, s390, sh, sparc, um, x86, xtensa: rename initrd_{start,end} to virt_external_initramfs_{start,end}
Borislav Petkov <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 12:38:07AM +0000, Askar Safin wrote:
> Rename initrd_start to virt_external_initramfs_start and
> initrd_end to virt_external_initramfs_end.
"virt" as in "virtualization"?
That's not confusing at all... :-\
And "external" means what?
> They refer to initramfs, not to initrd
Why not simply initramfs_{start,end} if they belong to it?
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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