[Arm-netbook] Where to load initramfs

[Gordan Bobic]

On 07/10/2012 12:06 PM, Peter Steenbergen wrote:
>
>     1) No part of the kernel/inirtd end up in the reserved memory area, e.g.
>     the GPU allocation
>
> Did not think of that one, does anybody know where that is? Otherwise I
> have to dive into the kernel sources.

Depends on the device you are using. It is typically at the top, but 
sometimes (e.g. on the PandaBoard) there is a reserved memory area in 
the middle.

>     2) Kernel and initrd areas don't overlap (or you'll clobber a part of
>     whichever you loaded first.
>
>     A calculator that can convert decimal to hex will probably be helpful in
>     this when you check the size of your uimage and uinitrd.
>
> Indeed, uImage is around 3,5 Mb so for safety let's go for 4 Mb. Anybody
> know a good  calculator (I am really really bad at this converting stuff)

The calculator app that ships with your OS should be up to the job.

Gordan