Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] initrd: remove deprecated code path (linuxrc)

Bagas Sanjaya <[email protected]> Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:16:00 +0700
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.initramfs,dev.linux.lists.patches,org.kernel.vger.linux-api,org.kernel.vger.linux-arch,org.kernel.vger.linux-block,org.kernel.vger.linux-doc,org.kernel.vger.linux-fsdevel,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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On Fri, Oct 17, 2025 at 06:09:55AM +0000, Askar Safin wrote:
> +		if (rd_load_image()) {
> +			pr_warn("using deprecated initrd support, will be removed in Septembe=
r 2026; "
> +				"use initramfs instead or (as a last resort) /sys/firmware/initrd; "
> +				"see section \"Workaround\" in "
> +				"https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20251010094047.3111495-1-safinaskar@gm=
ail.com\n");
>  		}

Do you mean that initrd support will be removed in LTS kernel release of 20=
26?

Thanks.=20

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