Post #3222183
2026-05-27 06:25 UTC
That's what I was thinking. I might try the cloud kernel (`linux-image-cloud-amd64`). It only has drivers required for VM platforms, so maybe the initramfs might be smaller? Otherwise I could build a custom one with just the things I need (only ext4 and swap, only drivers for KVM, etc).
I'm trying Alpine as well, which looks promising.
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@nyan@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-28 12:02
If you're not encrypting or RAIDing your root fs, you may be able to get away without an initrd at all. You just need to make sure you build enough drivers into the kernel to be able to mount the root fs. Once that's done, the kernel will be able to late-load any other needed modules or firmware. (The machine I'm typing on right now has no initrd, and neither do any of my others.)