Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] initrd: remove deprecated code path (linuxrc)

Andy Shevchenko <[email protected]> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:04:33 +0300

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On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 12:42=E2=80=AFPM Askar Safin <[email protected]>=
 wrote:
>
> Remove linuxrc initrd code path, which was deprecated in 2020.
>
> Initramfs and (non-initial) RAM disks (i. e. brd) still work.
>
> Both built-in and bootloader-supplied initramfs still work.
>
> Non-linuxrc initrd code path (i. e. using /dev/ram as final root
> filesystem) still works, but I put deprecation message into it

...

> -       noinitrd        [RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any configured
> +       noinitrd        [Deprecated,RAM] Tells the kernel not to load any=
 configured
>                         initial RAM disk.

How one is supposed to run this when just having a kernel is enough?
At least (ex)colleague of mine was a heavy user of this option for
testing kernel builds on the real HW.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko