The patch titled Subject: init/initramfs.c: provide more details in error messages has been removed from the -mm tree. Its filename was initramfs-provide-more-details-in-error-messages.patch This patch was dropped because it was merged into mainline or a subsystem tree ------------------------------------------------------ From: David Engraf <david.engraf@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: init/initramfs.c: provide more details in error messages Use distinct error messages when archive decompression failed. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190212075635.7373-1-david.engraf@xxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: David Engraf <david.engraf@xxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Dominik Brodowski <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Philippe Ombredanne <pombredanne@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Luc Van Oostenryck <luc.vanoostenryck@xxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- --- a/init/initramfs.c~initramfs-provide-more-details-in-error-messages +++ a/init/initramfs.c @@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static long __init flush_buffer(void *bu len -= written; state = Reset; } else - error("junk in compressed archive"); + error("junk within compressed archive"); } return origLen; } @@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ static char * __init unpack_to_rootfs(ch message = msg_buf; } } else - error("junk in compressed archive"); + error("invalid magic at start of compressed archive"); if (state != Reset) - error("junk in compressed archive"); + error("junk at the end of compressed archive"); this_header = saved_offset + my_inptr; buf += my_inptr; len -= my_inptr; _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from david.engraf@xxxxxxxxx are