Arnt Karlsen [11/17/18 12:58 AM]:

> On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 23:45:39 +0100, Harald wrote in message
> <ffa62982-e45e-7d4d-7e8b-74050e2bbea5@???>:
>
>> Hendrik Boom [11/16/18 7:08 PM]:
>>
>> > (2) What is initramfs good for?
>>
>> Early loading of CPU microcode update.
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>
> ..this is the only good reason for it?

Not the only good reason (encrypted LVM, etc), but it's the recommended
way to do it (see "Documentation/x86/microcode.txt" in the kernel sources).
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Hilsen Harald