[Buildroot] [git commit] cpio/initramfs: clarify their use in the help text
Peter Korsgaard
jacmet at sunsite.dk
Wed Nov 7 10:48:13 UTC 2012
commit: http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=7e61918f9d5d3c5bc1fb435ae9e6c8013cf5ab07
branch: http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/?id=refs/heads/master
Recent mails on the list show that it is not very clear how to create
an initial RAM fs with buildroot. So make this more explicit in the
cpio and initramfs help texts. Hopefully this will reduce the /init
debugging we have to do.
Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>
Signed-off-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet at sunsite.dk>
---
fs/cpio/Config.in | 11 ++++++++---
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 374cfe0..0669a44 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 bbc2ab0..22066ee 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
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