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authorZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2022-01-18 17:40:13 +0100
committerZbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl>2022-01-18 17:40:13 +0100
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parentMerge pull request #21805 from наб (diff)
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kernel-install: add new variable $KERNEL_INSTALL_INITRD_GENERATOR
The idea is that when not set, we do whatever we did in the past. But with a new setting of initrd_generator=mkosi-initrd, mkosi-initrd will generate an initrd.
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diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml
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@@ -171,11 +171,15 @@
<para><varname>KERNEL_INSTALL_BOOT_ROOT=</varname> is set for the plugins to the root directory (mount point, usually) of the hierarchy
where boot-loader entries, kernel images, and associated resources should be placed. Can be overridden by setting <varname>BOOT_ROOT=</varname>.</para>
- <para><varname>KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT=bls|other|...</varname> specifies the installation layout.
+ <para><varname>KERNEL_INSTALL_LAYOUT=bls|other|...</varname> is set for the plugins to specify the installation layout.
Defaults to <option>bls</option> if <filename>$BOOT/<replaceable>MACHINE-ID</replaceable></filename> exists, or <option>other</option> otherwise.
Additional layout names may be defined by convention. If a plugin uses a special layout,
it's encouraged to declare its own layout name and configure <varname>layout=</varname> in <filename>install.conf</filename> upon initial installation.</para>
+ <para><varname>KERNEL_INSTALL_INITRD_GENERATOR=...</varname> is set for plugins to select the initrd generator.
+ This should be configured as <varname>initrd_generator=</varname> in <filename>install.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
+
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>bls</term>