2016-01-02 15:05 GMT+01:00 Stephanie Daugherty <sdaugherty@???>:

> 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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> Hi all,

I like simple things.

Stepanie's idea seems great to my noob mind.

As for live CD's, couldn't they implement a simple switch not to load
modules at the end of kernel load and load initram/fs, for those
circumstances?



Cheers,

Wim