[U-Boot] [PATCH] mxs: Add NAND fdt and ramdisk partition to m28evk

[Scott Wood]

On 01/03/2013 06:49:05 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 9:42 PM, Scott Wood <scottwood at freescale.com>  
> wrote:
> > On 12/26/2012 12:26:13 PM, Otavio Salvador wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de> wrote:
> >> > Dear Otavio Salvador,
> >> >
> >> >> On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>  
> wrote:
> >> >> > Adjust the NAND partitioning layout so that there is a  
> separate
> >> >> > partition
> >> >> > for the ramdisk and fdt blob on the NAND.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>
> >> >>
> >> >> A partition for a ramdisk? maybe initramfs or initrd might be  
> better?
> >> >
> >> > Separate ramdisk (initrd).
> >>
> >> So maybe name it 'initrd' in the partition table?
> >
> >
> > Why bias users against using initramfs instead?
> 
> I have nothing against initramfs or any other name, I just think
> 'ramdisk' is confusing (but it might be just my impression) that's why
> I commented in the patch so others can comment on it too.

How is an abbreviation for "initial ramdisk" less confusing than  
"ramdisk"?

-Scott