any comments? thanks
luigi On Tuesday 20 January 2009 23:02:41 Luigi Mantellini wrote: > Hi developers, > Hi users, > > I made the homework. > > The idea is to permit to have custom initramfs root and (at same time) > the normal rootfs (jffs2, squash, ...) to give better flexibility at > boot time for the applications (like mine...) that requires that. > > This patchset adds: > > CONFIG_TARGET_CUSTOM_INITRAMFS option to enable/disable the support > for a custom initramfs > > two (example) packets: > > base-initramfs-files > busybox-mini > > that install files into the custom initramfs. In general the macros > present into package-ipkg.mk file have a _initramfs suffixed version > that follow the action on the initramfs root directory. > > Into the target build_dir is also created a root-initramfs-$(TARGET) > with the root structure that will be linked with the kernel. > > Feel free to give me any comments on this patchset. > > ciao > > luigi > > 2009/1/19 Luigi 'Comio' Mantellini <luigi.mantellini...@gmail.com>: > > Hi All, > > > > I have another absurd idea and I would like to share it with community. > > > > Problem to solve: > > > > My application needs to create a complex running environment after the > > boot. At boot time I have just a file with the file system that need to > > be analyzed to be mounted (I cannot mount it directly). > > > > Solution > > > > The idea is to have a micro initramfs with a (small) busybox and some > > scripts in order to perform the needed operation and create the final > > root file system. > > > > I have two choice: create a Image Makefile under my target that creates a > > minimal static busybox > > > > or > > > > give into the busybox' Config menu n option that permit to compile the > > busybox (in static way) avoiding to install into the main squashfs. The > > image Makefile will create an opportune initramfs file list that includes > > the created busybox and a init script that will link during the boot > > sequence the busybox into the final filesystem. > > > > I think that a "Package/*/InstallInitramfs" defne should be invoked to > > permit to the packages the installation of initramfs files. > > > > These are my confused 2EuroCents. > > > > ciao > > > > luigi > > > > -- > > > > Luigi Mantellini > > > > R&D - Software > > > > Industrie Dial Face S.p.A. > > > > Via Canzo, 4 > > > > 20068 Peschiera Borromeo (MI), Italy > > > > Tel.: +39 02 5167 2813 > > > > Fax: +39 02 5167 2459 > > > > Email: luigi.mantell...@idf-hit.com -- Luigi Mantellini R&D - Software Industrie Dial Face S.p.A. Via Canzo, 4 20068 Peschiera Borromeo (MI), Italy Tel.: +39 02 5167 2813 Fax: +39 02 5167 2459 Email: luigi.mantell...@idf-hit.com
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