@@ -968,6 +968,8 @@ int boot_get_ramdisk(int argc, char * const argv[], bootm_headers_t *images,
* boot_ramdisk_high() takes a relocation hint from "initrd_high" environement
* variable and if requested ramdisk data is moved to a specified location. If
* no such hint is given, the default is to relocate the initrd to low memory.
+ * If the ramdisk is already in a proper location, skip relocation and use it
+ * in-place.
*
* Initrd_start and initrd_end are set to final (after relocation) ramdisk
* start/end addresses if ramdisk image start and len were provided,
@@ -1006,6 +1008,16 @@ int boot_ramdisk_high(struct lmb *lmb, ulong rd_data, ulong rd_len,
initrd_high, initrd_copy_to_ram);
if (rd_data) {
+ /*
+ * Only copy initrd if necessary. If it has been loaded to
+ * low memory, just skip relocation and use it in-place.
+ */
+ ulong bootm_start = getenv_bootm_low();
+ ulong rd_end = rd_data + rd_len;
+
+ if (rd_data >= bootm_start && rd_end <= initrd_high)
+ initrd_copy_to_ram = 0;
+
if (!initrd_copy_to_ram) { /* zero-copy ramdisk support */
debug(" in-place initrd\n");
*initrd_start = rd_data;
If a ramdisk has been loaded to low memory to begin with, there's no need to relocate it. Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <treding@nvidia.com> --- common/image.c | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)