linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 28/62] init: alpha, arc, arm, arm64, csky, m68k, microblaze, mips, nios2, openrisc, parisc, powerpc, s390, sh, sparc, um, x86, xtensa: rename initrd_{start,end} to virt_external_initramfs

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Message-ID: <20250913054837.GAaMUFtd4YlaPqL2Ov@fat_crate.local>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 07:48:37 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Askar Safin <safinaskar@...il.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 28/62] init: alpha, arc, arm, arm64, csky, m68k,
 microblaze, mips, nios2, openrisc, parisc, powerpc, s390, sh, sparc, um,
 x86, xtensa: rename initrd_{start,end} to
 virt_external_initramfs_{start,end}

On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 12:38:07AM +0000, Askar Safin wrote:
> Rename initrd_start to virt_external_initramfs_start and
> initrd_end to virt_external_initramfs_end.

"virt" as in "virtualization"?

That's not confusing at all... :-\

And "external" means what?

> They refer to initramfs, not to initrd

Why not simply initramfs_{start,end} if they belong to it?

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    Boris.

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