Re: [PATCH RESEND 00/62] initrd: remove classic initrd support

Askar Safin <[email protected]> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:04:47 +0300
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On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 4:34=E2=80=AFPM Christian Brauner <[email protected]=
rg> wrote:
> Split it up into multiple patch series. Send a first series that
> focusses only on removing the generic infrastructure keeping it as
> contained as possible. Only do non-generic cleanups that are absolutely
> essential for the removal. Then the cleanups can go in separate series
> later.

Ok, I will do this.
I will send a minimal patchset with arch/ changes kept to absolute minimum
or even absent. Nearly all of the changes will be in init/ and docs.
Hopefully it will pass via the VFS tree.

If it gets to kernel release, I will consider sending more patchsets.


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Askar Safin