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

Scott Wood scottwood at freescale.com
Fri Jan 4 17:01:39 CET 2013


On 01/04/2013 09:58:28 AM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> Dear Scott Wood,
> 
> > On 01/03/2013 11:19:35 PM, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > Dear Scott Wood,
> > >
> > > > 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'm not biasing users against initramfs, but some users simply  
> want
> > > separate
> > > ramdisk outside of the kernel.
> >
> > initramfs and initrd are different ways of formatting a ramdisk.   
> It's
> > orthogonal to whether it's separate from the kernel image.
> 
> True, so what is the discussion here about anyway? I fail to see the  
> point -- is
> there a problem with the patch or not? If not, please apply for .01  
> release.

I have no problem with it.  My point was that "ramdisk" is a better  
name than "initrd".

-Scott


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