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Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 16:37:30 -0800
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] free initrds boot option
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> 
> I'd have thought that an option `retain_initrd' would make more sense.
> 
> Please always update Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt when adding boot
> options.
> 

I would have to agree with this; it also seems a bit odd to me to have 
this at all (kexec provides a new kernel image, surely it also provides 
a new initrd image???)

	-hpa