From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2014 16:56:37 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: How the kernel uses an initramfs
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How the kernel uses an initramfs
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       it can't read them from the root filesystem
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-      Solution: boot loader provides a bundle of files to the
-      kernel
+      Solution: boot loader provides a bundle of files
+      (initramfs image) to the kernel
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+<div class="slide">
+  <h1>How the kernel uses an initramfs</h1>
+  <ul class="incremental">
+    <li>
+      Kernel <em>always</em> mounts an initial root filesystem using
+      either ramfs or tmpfs
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      If the boot loader provides an initramfs image, kernel
+      unpacks it into this filesystem, then runs <tt>/init</tt>
+    </li>
+    <li>
+      The initramfs init system is then responsible for mounting
+      the real root filesystem and running the real <tt>init</tt>
+      <ul class="incremental">
+	<li>
+	  Although it is not <em>required</em> to hand over at all
+	  - e.g. debian-installer
+	</li>
+      </ul>
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
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   <h1>Questions?</h1>
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