Might be worth trying to get interest upstream for functionality to "merge"
binary modules with an already compiled kernel as a single file.
Presumably, it wouldn't be *that* difficult for the kernel to look for
modules at the end of its image and load them early.

Not sure what the kernel maintainers would say to this idea, but it seems
like it would be more robust than initrd/initramfs.


On Sat, Jan 2, 2016 at 6:25 AM, aitor_czr <aitor_czr@???> wrote:

> On 01/02/2016 11:28 AM, Mitt Green <mitt_green@???>
> <mitt_green@???> wrote:
>
> I think that there is no real alternative to initrd/initramfs for a>general-purpose kernel, as those included in the install image of a>distro. At the same time, nothing prevents a user from compiling and>installing her own preferred kernel, with or without initramfs.
>
> What prevents devs (kernels packages' maintainers)
> from compiling a kernel without initramfs support? (:
>
> Peace,
> Mitt
>
>
> Without the initramfs support the distro would not run in live mode.
>

>    Aitor.

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