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| 228 | 228 | ||
| 229 | As far as bootloaders are concerned, :term:`Initramfs` and "initrd" | 229 | As far as bootloaders are concerned, :term:`Initramfs` and "initrd" |
| 230 | images are still copied to RAM in the same way. That's why most | 230 | images are still copied to RAM in the same way. That's why most |
| 231 | most bootloaders refer to :term:`Initramfs` images as "initrd" | 231 | most bootloaders refer to :term:`Initramfs` images as "initrd" |
| 232 | or "init RAM disk". | 232 | or "init RAM disk". |
| 233 | 233 | ||
| 234 | This kind of mechanism is typically used for two reasons: | 234 | This kind of mechanism is typically used for two reasons: |
| 235 | 235 | ||
| 236 | - For booting the same kernel binary on multiple systems requiring | 236 | - For booting the same kernel binary on multiple systems requiring |
| 237 | different device drivers. The :term:`Initramfs` image is then customized | 237 | different device drivers. The :term:`Initramfs` image is then customized |
| 238 | for each type of system, to include the specific kernel modules | 238 | for each type of system, to include the specific kernel modules |
| 239 | necessary to access the final root filesystem. This technique | 239 | necessary to access the final root filesystem. This technique |
| 240 | is used on all GNU / Linux distributions for desktops and servers. | 240 | is used on all GNU / Linux distributions for desktops and servers. |
| 241 | 241 | ||
| 242 | - For booting faster. As the root filesystem is extracted into RAM, | 242 | - For booting faster. As the root filesystem is extracted into RAM, |
| 243 | accessing the first user-space applications is very fast, compared | 243 | accessing the first user-space applications is very fast, compared |
| 244 | to having to initialize a block device, to access multiple blocks | 244 | to having to initialize a block device, to access multiple blocks |
| 245 | from it, and to go through a filesystem having its own overhead. | 245 | from it, and to go through a filesystem having its own overhead. |
| 246 | For example, this allows to display a splashscreen very early, | 246 | For example, this allows to display a splashscreen very early, |
| 247 | and to later take care of mounting the final root filesystem and | 247 | and to later take care of mounting the final root filesystem and |
| 248 | loading less time-critical kernel drivers. | 248 | loading less time-critical kernel drivers. |
| 249 | 249 | ||
| 250 | This cpio archive can either be loaded to RAM by the bootloader, | 250 | This cpio archive can either be loaded to RAM by the bootloader, |
