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On 19/03/2026 14:49,
bp@www.zefox.net wrote:
> I don`t see an initramfs
> manpage. There apropos references to it, but nothing explaining
> its purpose. What`s it for?
I am sure Richard can do much better, BUT AIUI initramfs is a RAM based
filesystem that is responsible for installing the final file system, as
such it loads complete as a ram image off the boot disk and then can
mount disks, (load the final OS ?) and start to use it.
I am unclear as to whether the kernel it uses is a stripped down or a
final version however
This may or may not be correct
"The kernel uses the initramfs as a temporary rootfs, and the initramfs
will likewise include an init process that runs in the initramfs stage.
The job of this pre-init is to mount the real rootfs and then switch
over, handing control to the standard init process. "
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