initrd

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Linux boot component
gptkbp:category Linux kernel features
gptkbp:contains device drivers
kernel modules
gptkbp:enables loading of drivers before real root file system is available
gptkbp:format compressed cpio archive
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label initrd
gptkbp:introducedIn Linux 2.4 kernel series
gptkbp:loadedBy bootloader
gptkbp:location /boot/initrd.img
gptkbp:purpose provides temporary root file system during boot
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:initramfs
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:initramfs
Linux 2.6 kernel series
gptkbp:standsFor initial ramdisk
gptkbp:type temporary file system
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Linux_operating_system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:initramfs
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7