simple_alloc space tramples initrd
From: <hidden>
Date: 2016-01-08 17:58:19
Hi, A powerpc machine I'm working on has this problem where the simple_alloc_init() area is trampling the initrd. The two are placed fairly close together. I have a fix for this proposed to add a section into arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S called "mallocarea" to account for this space, but not all powerpc platforms use simple_alloc_init(). So for those platforms it's a waste. Another alternative is to alter the bootloader to place more space between the kernel image and initrd image. I wanted to get some feedback on the right way to fix this. It seems like it could be a generic issue on powerpc, or it's possibly already fixed someplace and I just haven't noticed. Any feedback appreciated. Daniel