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-rw-r--r--Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt7
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/setup.c6
-rw-r--r--init/do_mounts_initrd.c13
3 files changed, 25 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 7bc83f3d9bdf..a441b4f974b0 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1748,6 +1748,13 @@
initrd= [BOOT] Specify the location of the initial ramdisk
+ initrdmem= [KNL] Specify a physical address and size from which to
+ load the initrd. If an initrd is compiled in or
+ specified in the bootparams, it takes priority over this
+ setting.
+ Format: ss[KMG],nn[KMG]
+ Default is 0, 0
+
init_on_alloc= [MM] Fill newly allocated pages and heap objects with
zeroes.
Format: 0 | 1
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
index 4b3fa6cd3106..a3767e74c758 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ static u64 __init get_ramdisk_image(void)
ramdisk_image |= (u64)boot_params.ext_ramdisk_image << 32;
+ if (ramdisk_image == 0)
+ ramdisk_image = phys_initrd_start;
+
return ramdisk_image;
}
static u64 __init get_ramdisk_size(void)
@@ -245,6 +248,9 @@ static u64 __init get_ramdisk_size(void)
ramdisk_size |= (u64)boot_params.ext_ramdisk_size << 32;
+ if (ramdisk_size == 0)
+ ramdisk_size = phys_initrd_size;
+
return ramdisk_size;
}
diff --git a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
index dab8b1151b56..d72beda824aa 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts_initrd.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int __init no_initrd(char *str)
__setup("noinitrd", no_initrd);
-static int __init early_initrd(char *p)
+static int __init early_initrdmem(char *p)
{
phys_addr_t start;
unsigned long size;
@@ -43,6 +43,17 @@ static int __init early_initrd(char *p)
}
return 0;
}
+early_param("initrdmem", early_initrdmem);
+
+/*
+ * This is here as the initrd keyword has been in use since 11/2018
+ * on ARM, PowerPC, and MIPS.
+ * It should not be; it is reserved for bootloaders.
+ */
+static int __init early_initrd(char *p)
+{
+ return early_initrdmem(p);
+}
early_param("initrd", early_initrd);
static int init_linuxrc(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new)