[Buildroot] [git commit master 1/1] initramfs: update help text
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at sunsite.dk
Sun Jun 27 20:10:34 UTC 2010
>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Korsgaard <jacmet at uclibc.org> writes:
Hi,
Thomas> Well, a cpio archive can be generated by Buildroot without having to
Thomas> build a kernel, see fs/cpio/Config.in. What Grant was complaining about
Thomas> originally was the fs/initramfs case. However, last time I tried
Thomas> pointing CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE to a cpio archive, it didn't work.
Peter> So what is the difference between initramfs and cpio? Just the
Peter> integration with the kernel build for the first? Maybe the initramfs
Peter> stuff should simply be a 'embed in kernel' question on the cpio package
Peter> if the internal kernel build is enabled?
Ok, looked a bit closer and noticed that the initramfs target doesn't
actually create a cpio, but a command file for gen_init_cpio.
Nevertheless, is there any advantage to use that instead of just
creating a cpio archive (besides it not working for you somehow)?
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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