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authorMichael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>2022-09-23 14:30:56 +0200
committerRichard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>2022-10-07 10:54:25 +0100
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manuals: improve initramfs details
- Create a new entry in the glossary - Add implementation details - Replace the mention of "init ramdisk" by "initramfs¨ whenever possible - Remove obsolete and duplicate information - Fix spacing issues in the Sphinx code (From yocto-docs rev: 952c7e6dee49532705b2c162f4728e635c38df3f) Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ available. Follow these general steps to run QEMU:
123 123
124 $ runqemu qemux86-64 core-image-minimal ext4 124 $ runqemu qemux86-64 core-image-minimal ext4
125 125
126 - This example specifies to boot an initial RAM disk image and to 126 - This example specifies to boot an :term:`Initramfs` image and to
127 enable audio in QEMU. For this case, ``runqemu`` set the internal 127 enable audio in QEMU. For this case, ``runqemu`` sets the internal
128 variable ``FSTYPE`` to "cpio.gz". Also, for audio to be enabled, 128 variable ``FSTYPE`` to ``cpio.gz``. Also, for audio to be enabled,
129 an appropriate driver must be installed (see the previous 129 an appropriate driver must be installed (see the previous
130 description for the ``audio`` option for more information). 130 description for the ``audio`` option for more information).
131 :: 131 ::
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ command line:
394 options are basically identical. If you do not provide a MACHINE 394 options are basically identical. If you do not provide a MACHINE
395 option, ``runqemu`` tries to determine it based on other options. 395 option, ``runqemu`` tries to determine it based on other options.
396 396
397- ``ramfs``: Indicates you are booting an initial RAM disk (initramfs) 397- ``ramfs``: Indicates you are booting an :term:`Initramfs`
398 image, which means the ``FSTYPE`` is ``cpio.gz``. 398 image, which means the ``FSTYPE`` is ``cpio.gz``.
399 399
400- ``iso``: Indicates you are booting an ISO image, which means the 400- ``iso``: Indicates you are booting an ISO image, which means the