Can I delete /boot/initrd-tree?

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R2-D2

2022-03-09 18:14:23 UTC

Hi all, I'm reading
https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd

I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the creation
of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?

Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd save about
37MB.

John McCue

2022-03-09 20:18:39 UTC

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Post by R2-D2
Hi all, I'm reading
https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only
during the creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on
every subsequent boot?
Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly
delete it. I'd save about 37MB.

I just built a new initrd.gz today for the updated kernel,
I noticed it had old files plus new files. So that makes
me think it is used to build new initrd.gz files.

You can try moving /boot/initrd-tree to /initrd-tree,
create a symb link to /boot then reboot to see what
happens.

John

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Giovanni

2022-03-10 09:42:39 UTC

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Post by R2-D2
Hi all, I'm reading
https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the
creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?
Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd
save about 37MB.

Yes you can delete the directory and its content.

The command mkinitrd has an option to clear the tree first ( -c ) and it
is recommended.

The script /var/lib/pkgtools/setup/setup.01.mkinitrd generates during
the installation process, a command line for mkinitrd which includes the
-c option to get a fresh, clean initrd image based on the new kernel.

Ciao
Giovanni

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R2-D2

2022-03-11 15:18:10 UTC

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Post by R2-D2
Hi all, I'm reading
https://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/README.initrd
I'm wondering, is the directory /boot/initrd-tree used only during the
creation of /boot/initrd.gz, or is it read on every subsequent boot?
Being a little tight on my /boot partition, I'd gladly delete it. I'd save
about 37MB.

Yes you can delete the directory and its content.

Thanks, done. Rebooted flawlessly. Now I can go on with the latest kernel update.