-ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID
-gen_initramfs_args += -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID)
-endif
-
-ifdef CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID
-gen_initramfs_args += -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID)
-endif
-
-# The $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)) is to remove the
-# gratuitous begin and end quotes from the Kconfig string type.
-# Internal, escaped quotes in the Kconfig string will loose the
-# escape and become active quotes.
-quotefixed_initramfs_source := $(shell echo $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE))
-
-filechk_initramfs_list = $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
- $(srctree)/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh $(gen_initramfs_args) $(quotefixed_initramfs_source)
-
-$(obj)/initramfs_list: $(obj)/Makefile FORCE
- $(call filechk,initramfs_list)
-
-quiet_cmd_cpio = CPIO $@
- cmd_cpio = ./$< $(obj)/initramfs_list > $@
-
-
-# Check if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is a cpio archive
-ifneq (,$(findstring .cpio,$(quotefixed_initramfs_source)))
-
-# INITRAMFS_SOURCE has a cpio archive - verify that it's a single file
-ifneq (1,$(words $(quotefixed_initramfs_source)))
-$(error Only a single file may be specified in CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE (="$(quotefixed_initramfs_source)") when a cpio archive is directly specified.)
-endif
-# Now use the cpio archive directly
-initramfs_data_cpio = $(quotefixed_initramfs_source)
-targets += $(quotefixed_initramfs_source)
-
-else
-
-# INITRAMFS_SOURCE is not a cpio archive - create one
-$(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio: $(obj)/gen_init_cpio \
- $(initramfs-y) $(obj)/initramfs_list FORCE
- $(call if_changed,cpio)
-
-targets += initramfs_data.cpio
-initramfs_data_cpio = $(obj)/initramfs_data.cpio
-
+#####
+# Generate the initramfs cpio archive
+
+hostprogs-y := gen_init_cpio
+initramfs := $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/gen_initramfs_list.sh
+ramfs-input := $(if $(filter-out "",$(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE)), \
+ $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE),-d)
+ramfs-args := \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID), -u $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID)) \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID), -g $(CONFIG_INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID))
+
+# .initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d is used to identify all files included
+# in initramfs and to detect if any files are added/removed.
+# Removed files are identified by directory timestamp being updated
+# The dependency list is generated by gen_initramfs.sh -l
+ifneq ($(wildcard $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d),)
+ include $(obj)/.initramfs_data.cpio.gz.d