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| -rw-r--r-- | fs/cpio/Config.in | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/initramfs/Config.in | 2 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/cpio/Config.in b/fs/cpio/Config.in index 374cfe0cd..0669a44e1 100644 --- a/fs/cpio/Config.in +++ b/fs/cpio/Config.in @@ -1,14 +1,19 @@ config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO - bool "cpio the root filesystem" + bool "cpio the root filesystem (for use as an initial RAM filesystem)" help - Build a cpio archive of the root filesystem + Build a cpio archive of the root filesystem. This is typically + used for an initial RAM filesystem that is passed to the kernel + by the bootloader. choice prompt "Compression method" default BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_NONE depends on BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO help - Select compressor for cpio filesystem of the root filesystem + Select compressor for cpio filesystem of the root filesystem. + If you use the cpio archive as an initial RAM filesystem, make + sure the kernel contains the decompression algorithm selected + here. config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO_NONE bool "no compression" diff --git a/fs/initramfs/Config.in b/fs/initramfs/Config.in index bbc2ab0b7..22066eef9 100644 --- a/fs/initramfs/Config.in +++ b/fs/initramfs/Config.in @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ config BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS - bool "initramfs for initial ramdisk of linux kernel" + bool "initial RAM filesystem linked into linux kernel" depends on BR2_LINUX_KERNEL select BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_CPIO help |