* chunk of memory where the current tree would look for intird image is
checked for being a valid initramfs image first; then, it is either
unpacked (in addition to normal built-in image) or, if it wasn't a valid
image, copied into a regular file on rootfs called /dev/initrd. Then
memory is freed.
Result:
a) we can put initramfs image in place of initrd one and kernel will DTRT.
b) initrd images still work as usual; code that shoves the thing to
ramdisk, etc. doesn't care whether it reads from a block device or
regular file.
c) initrd.c is gone, so is fake block device and a lot of irregularities
with it.
It has been in -mm for almost two weeks with no reported problems.