[PATCH v2 3/7] init: factor out root device lookup into lookup_root_device()

From: Vincent Mailhol

Date: Sun Oct 25 2026 - 09:05:48 EST


DPS root detection will also need to work if root_wait is set, meaning
that wait_for_root() needs to handle the DPS logic.

Move the early_lookup_bdev() calls and the rootwait error handling into
the new lookup_root_device() so later changes can extend the lookup
policy without duplicating the rootwait retry logic.

While at it, reword the error message to add the "VFS: " prefix.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Mailhol <mailhol@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
init/do_mounts.c | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/do_mounts.c b/init/do_mounts.c
index 95e0b3a0f711..b9814d0cc5a6 100644
--- a/init/do_mounts.c
+++ b/init/do_mounts.c
@@ -402,6 +402,18 @@ void __init mount_root(char *root_device_name)
}
}

+static int __init lookup_root_device(const char *root_device_name, dev_t *dev)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ err = early_lookup_bdev(root_device_name, dev);
+ if (err == -EINVAL && root_wait) {
+ pr_err("VFS: root= is invalid; disabling rootwait.\n");
+ root_wait = 0;
+ }
+ return err;
+}
+
/* wait for any asynchronous scanning to complete */
static void __init wait_for_root(char *root_device_name)
{
@@ -415,7 +427,7 @@ static void __init wait_for_root(char *root_device_name)
end = ktime_add_ms(ktime_get_raw(), root_wait);

while (!driver_probe_done() ||
- early_lookup_bdev(root_device_name, &ROOT_DEV) < 0) {
+ lookup_root_device(root_device_name, &ROOT_DEV) < 0) {
msleep(5);
if (root_wait > 0 && ktime_after(ktime_get_raw(), end))
break;
@@ -440,14 +452,9 @@ static dev_t __init parse_root_device(char *root_device_name)
if (strcmp(root_device_name, "/dev/ram") == 0)
return Root_RAM0;

- error = early_lookup_bdev(root_device_name, &dev);
- if (error) {
- if (error == -EINVAL && root_wait) {
- pr_err("Disabling rootwait; root= is invalid.\n");
- root_wait = 0;
- }
+ error = lookup_root_device(root_device_name, &dev);
+ if (error)
return 0;
- }
return dev;
}


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