The only propose of initramfs is getting the root filesystem mounted.
make-initrd is a program for creation initramfs. Logically, the program can be divided into three parts:
- Automatic configuration detector which complements the user configuration;
- Image generator which creates an initramfs image using the user's augmented configuration;
- A set of programs run inside the initramfs image.
If you have problems with make-initrd or think you've found a bug, please
report it to the developers; we cannot promise to do anything but we might well
want to fix it.
Patches are welcome.