linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] initramfs: add gen_init

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Message-ID: <CAFLszTg1Q=dkj5TOfqkZARK00frAt6du3RP2386fooG_jHiMXA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:15:10 -0700
From: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>
To: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>, Nicolas Schier <nicolas.schier@...ux.dev>, 
	Thomas Weißschuh <thomas.weissschuh@...utronix.de>, 
	kernel@...gutronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally

On Tue, 25 Nov 2025 at 06:18, Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de> wrote:
>
> gen_init_cpio is currently only needed when an initramfs cpio archive is
> to be created out of CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE's contents. In other cases,
> it's not added to hostprogs and no make target is available.
>
> In preparation to use the host program from Makefile.package, define it
> unconditionally. The program will still only be built as needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ahmad Fatoum <a.fatoum@...gutronix.de>
> ---
>  usr/Makefile | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Simon Glass <sjg@...omium.org>