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SubjectRe: large initramfs causes h/w reset after decompressing
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> > Sorry, I thought initramfs would be clear on its own that its not
> > initrd, but I guess some people do use it interchangeably. Anyway,
> > I have some experience in programming, so is there anything you
> > could suggest that I might tweak to test your theory on the
> > decompressor? Or would this be more of a kernel VM allocator
> > issue? Also, would ramdisk_size have any bearing on this?
>
> initramfs can be built in or loaded via the initrd protocol.
>
> Anyway, it's hard to say for sure what to look for, but the first
> thing is to try to "fence" the problem... that is, establish the
> latest point which is successfully crossed and the earliest point
> which is not.

Fair enough...I'll start with a 2 GB boundary and see where it takes
me...thanks for you feedback.

--john



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