const char *uname, int depth, void *data)
 {
        unsigned long *lprop;
+       u32 *prop;
        unsigned long l;
        char *p;
 
                crashk_res.end = crashk_res.start + *lprop - 1;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+       DBG("Looking for initrd properties... ");
+       prop = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "linux,initrd-start", &l);
+       if (prop) {
+               initrd_start = (unsigned long)__va(of_read_ulong(prop, l/4));
+               prop = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "linux,initrd-end", &l);
+               if (prop) {
+                       initrd_end = (unsigned long)__va(of_read_ulong(prop, l/4));
+                       initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
+               } else {
+                       initrd_start = 0;
+               }
+       }
+       DBG("initrd_start=0x%lx  initrd_end=0x%lx\n", initrd_start, initrd_end);
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
+
        /* Retreive command line */
        p = of_get_flat_dt_prop(node, "bootargs", &l);
        if (p != NULL && l > 0)
        self_size = initial_boot_params->totalsize;
        lmb_reserve(self_base, self_size);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
+       /* then reserve the initrd, if any */
+       if (initrd_start && (initrd_end > initrd_start))
+               lmb_reserve(__pa(initrd_start), initrd_end - initrd_start);
+#endif /* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC32
        /* 
         * Handle the case where we might be booting from an old kexec
 
 void __init check_for_initrd(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD
-       const unsigned int *prop;
-       int len;
-
-       DBG(" -> check_for_initrd()\n");
-
-       if (of_chosen) {
-               prop = get_property(of_chosen, "linux,initrd-start", &len);
-               if (prop != NULL) {
-                       initrd_start = (unsigned long)
-                               __va(of_read_ulong(prop, len / 4));
-                       prop = get_property(of_chosen,
-                                       "linux,initrd-end", &len);
-                       if (prop != NULL) {
-                               initrd_end = (unsigned long)
-                                       __va(of_read_ulong(prop, len / 4));
-                               initrd_below_start_ok = 1;
-                       } else
-                               initrd_start = 0;
-               }
-       }
+       DBG(" -> check_for_initrd()  initrd_start=0x%lx  initrd_end=0x%lx\n",
+           initrd_start, initrd_end);
 
        /* If we were passed an initrd, set the ROOT_DEV properly if the values
         * look sensible. If not, clear initrd reference.