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| @@ -3589,6 +3589,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. | |||
| 3589 | 3589 | ||
| 3590 | .. note:: | 3590 | .. note:: |
| 3591 | 3591 | ||
| 3592 | Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the | ||
| 3593 | initramfs with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2 | ||
| 3594 | compatible software may be part of a bundled initramfs. | ||
| 3595 | |||
| 3596 | .. note:: | ||
| 3597 | |||
| 3592 | Using an extra compilation pass to bundle the initramfs avoids a | 3598 | Using an extra compilation pass to bundle the initramfs avoids a |
| 3593 | circular dependency between the kernel recipe and the initramfs | 3599 | circular dependency between the kernel recipe and the initramfs |
| 3594 | recipe should the initramfs include kernel modules. Should that be | 3600 | recipe should the initramfs include kernel modules. Should that be |