linux-kernel - Re: How to skip the initramfs?

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Date:	Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:14:50 +0000
From:	Michael Witten <mfwitten@...il.com>
To:	Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: How to skip the initramfs?

On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 18:04, Thomas Meyer <thomas@...3r.de> wrote:
> How to skip the execution of the initramfs? option "noinitrd" doesn't
> seem to work on 3.0 kernel.
>
> Or is there an option to build an abootimg without initramfs? I didn't
> find one.
>
> with kind regards
> thomas

I have always built my kernel without support for initramfs/initrd
by setting the build configuration variable `CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD'
to `n'; in a Kconfig set up UI, you can find this option under
`General setup' as the item:

  Initial RAM filesystem and RAM disk (initramfs/initrd) support

You should probably also tell your boot loader (such as `grub') not
to bother loading an initial ram disk.

However, I have the vague notion that there have been rumblings about
requiring initramfs/initrd support in the future; does anybody know if
this is true?

Sincerely,
Michael Witten
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