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@@ -3554,6 +3554,13 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. | |||
3554 | even if the toolchain's binaries are strippable, there are other files | 3554 | even if the toolchain's binaries are strippable, there are other files |
3555 | needed for the build that are not strippable. | 3555 | needed for the build that are not strippable. |
3556 | 3556 | ||
3557 | :term:`INITRAMFS_DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE` | ||
3558 | Indicates the deploy directory used by ``do_bundle_initramfs`` where the | ||
3559 | :term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE` will be fetched from. | ||
3560 | This variable is set by default to ``${DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE}`` in the | ||
3561 | :ref:`kernel <ref-classes-kernel>` class and it's only meant to be changed | ||
3562 | when building an initramfs image from a separate multiconfig via :term:`INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG`. | ||
3563 | |||
3557 | :term:`INITRAMFS_FSTYPES` | 3564 | :term:`INITRAMFS_FSTYPES` |
3558 | Defines the format for the output image of an initial RAM filesystem | 3565 | Defines the format for the output image of an initial RAM filesystem |
3559 | (initramfs), which is used during boot. Supported formats are the | 3566 | (initramfs), which is used during boot. Supported formats are the |
@@ -3673,6 +3680,16 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents. | |||
3673 | See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional | 3680 | See the :term:`MACHINE` variable for additional |
3674 | information. | 3681 | information. |
3675 | 3682 | ||
3683 | :term:`INITRAMFS_MULTICONFIG` | ||
3684 | Defines the multiconfig to create a multiconfig dependency to be used by the :ref:`kernel <ref-classes-kernel>` class. | ||
3685 | |||
3686 | This allows the kernel to bundle an :term:`INITRAMFS_IMAGE` coming from | ||
3687 | a separate multiconfig, this is meant to be used in addition to :term:`INITRAMFS_DEPLOY_DIR_IMAGE`. | ||
3688 | |||
3689 | For more information on how to bundle an initramfs image from a separate | ||
3690 | multiconfig see the ":ref:`dev-manual/common-tasks:Bundling an Initramfs Image From a Separate Multiconfig`" | ||
3691 | section in the Yocto Project Development Tasks Manual. | ||
3692 | |||
3676 | :term:`INITRAMFS_NAME` | 3693 | :term:`INITRAMFS_NAME` |
3677 | The base name of the initial RAM filesystem image. This variable is | 3694 | The base name of the initial RAM filesystem image. This variable is |
3678 | set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as | 3695 | set in the ``meta/classes/kernel-artifact-names.bbclass`` file as |