RE: [PATCH v2 6/6] RISC-V: Implement keepinitrd kernel parameter

[Anup Patel]

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> From: Christoph Hellwig [mailto:hch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/6] RISC-V: Implement keepinitrd kernel parameter
> 
> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 03:43:06AM +0000, Anup Patel wrote:
> > Sure, the keepinitrd=0 by default so it will always free-up initrd by default.
> > Please look at v3 patchset.
> >
> > Of course, we need separate patch to update documentation of
> keepinitrd.
> 
> No, we need to not just blindly copy what arm did for historic reasons unless
> we have a very good reason of our own.
> 
> In addition to not having a real need for any of this in a new setup, it also is
> duplicated by the retain_initrd parameter which is implemented in generic
> code - and for that the commit message at least has a rationale related to
> kexec:
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2006/12/7/15

Sure, I will re-work this patch to always free-up initrd.

Regards,
Anup