common-tasks: add note about license implications of bundled initramfs

Ensure users are aware that usage of INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE is only
appropriate for use with GPLv2 compatible software.

(From yocto-docs rev: 1859654663ebb3b051fb6c4da4dc76f0dd46c47c)

Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagenknecht <dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
index bd8bbecb3d..b81f51bf83 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst
@@ -3888,6 +3888,12 @@ Follow these steps to create an initramfs image:
 
    .. note::
 
+      Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the initramfs
+      with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2 compatible
+      software may be part of a bundled initramfs.
+
+   .. note::
+
       If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel
       image, you are essentially using an
       `Initial RAM Disk (initrd) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd>`__.