linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 21/62] init: remove all mentions of root=/dev/ram*

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Message-Id: <20250914131321.df00dfc835be48c10f4cce4b@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 13:13:21 -0700
From: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 21/62] init: remove all mentions of
 root=/dev/ram*

On Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:06:24 +0200 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:

> >  Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt          | 3 +--
> >  Documentation/arch/m68k/kernel-options.rst               | 9 ++-------
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/arm/integratorap.dts                   | 2 +-
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/arm/integratorcp.dts                   | 2 +-
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-cmm.dts     | 2 +-
> >  .../boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-galaxy100.dts    | 2 +-
> >  .../arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-minipack.dts | 2 +-
> >  .../arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-wedge100.dts | 2 +-
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-wedge40.dts | 2 +-
> >  arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed/aspeed-bmc-facebook-yamp.dts    | 2 +-
> >  .../boot/dts/aspeed/ast2600-facebook-netbmc-common.dtsi  | 2 +-
> 
> No, don't do that. DTS is always separate.

Why can't DTS changes be carried in a different tree?