[PATCH RESEND 28/62] init: alpha, arc, arm, arm64, csky, m68k, microblaze, mips, nios2, openrisc, parisc, powerpc, s390, sh, sparc, um, x86, xtensa: rename initrd_{start,end} to virt_external_initramfs_{start,end}

Borislav Petkov bp at alien8.de
Sat Sep 13 15:59:45 AEST 2025


On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 07:48:37AM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 13, 2025 at 12:38:07AM +0000, Askar Safin wrote:
> > Rename initrd_start to virt_external_initramfs_start and
> > initrd_end to virt_external_initramfs_end.
> 
> "virt" as in "virtualization"?

Ooh, now I see it - you have virtual and physical initramfs address things. We
usually call those "va" and "pa". So

initramfs_{va,pa}_{start,end}

perhaps...

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