Re: [PATCH] initrd: support erofs as initrd

[Christian Brauner]

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 08:28:23PM +0100, Julian Stecklina via B4 Relay wrote:
> From: Julian Stecklina <julian.stecklina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Add erofs detection to the initrd mount code. This allows systems to
> boot from an erofs-based initrd in the same way as they can boot from
> a squashfs initrd.
> 
> Just as squashfs initrds, erofs images as initrds are a good option
> for systems that are memory-constrained.

I think this can be valuable and I know we've had discussion about this
before but it should please come with a detailed rationale for using
erofs and what project(s) this would be used by. Then I don't think
there's a reason per se not to do it.