Sam Ravnborg | dbec486 | 2005-08-10 20:44:50 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # |
| 2 | # Configuration for initramfs |
| 3 | # |
| 4 | |
| 5 | config INITRAMFS_SOURCE |
| 6 | string "Initramfs source file(s)" |
| 7 | default "" |
| 8 | help |
| 9 | This can be either a single cpio archive with a .cpio suffix or a |
| 10 | space-separated list of directories and files for building the |
| 11 | initramfs image. A cpio archive should contain a filesystem archive |
| 12 | to be used as an initramfs image. Directories should contain a |
| 13 | filesystem layout to be included in the initramfs image. Files |
| 14 | should contain entries according to the format described by the |
| 15 | "usr/gen_init_cpio" program in the kernel tree. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | When multiple directories and files are specified then the |
| 18 | initramfs image will be the aggregate of all of them. |
| 19 | |
Alexander E. Patrakov | 0979f37 | 2007-03-16 18:01:45 +0500 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | See <file:Documentation/early-userspace/README> for more details. |
Sam Ravnborg | dbec486 | 2005-08-10 20:44:50 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 21 | |
| 22 | If you are not sure, leave it blank. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | config INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID |
| 25 | int "User ID to map to 0 (user root)" |
| 26 | depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!="" |
| 27 | default "0" |
| 28 | help |
| 29 | This setting is only meaningful if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is |
| 30 | contains a directory. Setting this user ID (UID) to something |
| 31 | other than "0" will cause all files owned by that UID to be |
| 32 | owned by user root in the initial ramdisk image. |
| 33 | |
| 34 | If you are not sure, leave it set to "0". |
| 35 | |
| 36 | config INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID |
| 37 | int "Group ID to map to 0 (group root)" |
| 38 | depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!="" |
| 39 | default "0" |
| 40 | help |
| 41 | This setting is only meaningful if the INITRAMFS_SOURCE is |
| 42 | contains a directory. Setting this group ID (GID) to something |
| 43 | other than "0" will cause all files owned by that GID to be |
| 44 | owned by group root in the initial ramdisk image. |
| 45 | |
| 46 | If you are not sure, leave it set to "0". |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 47 | |
| 48 | config RD_GZIP |
H. Peter Anvin | 337bed4 | 2009-03-28 16:07:13 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using gzip" if EMBEDDED |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 50 | default y |
H. Peter Anvin | 73d8a12 | 2009-03-28 15:49:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 51 | depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 52 | select DECOMPRESS_GZIP |
| 53 | help |
| 54 | Support loading of a gzip encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer. |
| 55 | If unsure, say Y. |
| 56 | |
| 57 | config RD_BZIP2 |
H. Peter Anvin | 337bed4 | 2009-03-28 16:07:13 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 58 | bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using bzip2" if EMBEDDED |
H. Peter Anvin | 73d8a12 | 2009-03-28 15:49:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 59 | default !EMBEDDED |
| 60 | depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 61 | select DECOMPRESS_BZIP2 |
| 62 | help |
| 63 | Support loading of a bzip2 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer |
| 64 | If unsure, say N. |
| 65 | |
| 66 | config RD_LZMA |
H. Peter Anvin | 55d1d26 | 2009-03-28 16:10:59 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 67 | bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZMA" if EMBEDDED |
H. Peter Anvin | 73d8a12 | 2009-03-28 15:49:08 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 68 | default !EMBEDDED |
| 69 | depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 70 | select DECOMPRESS_LZMA |
| 71 | help |
H. Peter Anvin | 55d1d26 | 2009-03-28 16:10:59 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 72 | Support loading of a LZMA encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer |
H. Peter Anvin | fb9a4ca | 2009-01-07 00:03:49 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 73 | If unsure, say N. |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 74 | |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 75 | config RD_LZO |
| 76 | bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZO" if EMBEDDED |
| 77 | default !EMBEDDED |
| 78 | depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD |
| 79 | select DECOMPRESS_LZO |
| 80 | help |
| 81 | Support loading of a LZO encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer |
| 82 | If unsure, say N. |
| 83 | |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 84 | choice |
H. Peter Anvin | 1359096 | 2009-03-31 12:24:17 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 85 | prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode" if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!="" |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 86 | help |
H. Peter Anvin | 4029792 | 2009-03-28 17:24:03 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 87 | This option decides by which algorithm the builtin initramfs |
| 88 | will be compressed. Several compression algorithms are |
| 89 | available, which differ in efficiency, compression and |
| 90 | decompression speed. Compression speed is only relevant |
| 91 | when building a kernel. Decompression speed is relevant at |
| 92 | each boot. |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 93 | |
H. Peter Anvin | 55d1d26 | 2009-03-28 16:10:59 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 94 | If you have any problems with bzip2 or LZMA compressed |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 95 | initramfs, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>. |
| 96 | |
H. Peter Anvin | 4029792 | 2009-03-28 17:24:03 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 97 | High compression options are mostly useful for users who are |
| 98 | low on RAM, since it reduces the memory consumption during |
| 99 | boot. |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 100 | |
| 101 | If in doubt, select 'gzip' |
| 102 | |
| 103 | config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE |
| 104 | bool "None" |
| 105 | help |
| 106 | Do not compress the built-in initramfs at all. This may |
| 107 | sound wasteful in space, but, you should be aware that the |
| 108 | built-in initramfs will be compressed at a later stage |
| 109 | anyways along with the rest of the kernel, on those |
| 110 | architectures that support this. |
| 111 | However, not compressing the initramfs may lead to slightly |
| 112 | higher memory consumption during a short time at boot, while |
| 113 | both the cpio image and the unpacked filesystem image will |
| 114 | be present in memory simultaneously |
| 115 | |
| 116 | config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP |
| 117 | bool "Gzip" |
| 118 | depends on RD_GZIP |
| 119 | help |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 120 | The old and tried gzip compression. It provides a good balance |
| 121 | between compression ratio and decompression speed. |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 122 | |
| 123 | config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2 |
| 124 | bool "Bzip2" |
| 125 | depends on RD_BZIP2 |
| 126 | help |
| 127 | Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate. |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 128 | Decompression speed is slowest among the four. The initramfs |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 129 | size is about 10% smaller with bzip2, in comparison to gzip. |
| 130 | Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. For modern kernels you |
| 131 | will need at least 8MB RAM or more for booting. |
| 132 | |
| 133 | config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA |
| 134 | bool "LZMA" |
| 135 | depends on RD_LZMA |
| 136 | help |
| 137 | The most recent compression algorithm. |
| 138 | Its ratio is best, decompression speed is between the other |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 139 | three. Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33% |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 140 | smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip. |
| 141 | |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 142 | config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO |
| 143 | bool "LZO" |
| 144 | depends on RD_LZO |
| 145 | help |
| 146 | Its compression ratio is the poorest among the four. The kernel |
Stephan Sperber | 681b304 | 2010-07-14 11:23:08 +0200 | [diff] [blame^] | 147 | size is about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed |
Albin Tonnerre | cacb246 | 2010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 148 | (both compression and decompression) is the fastest. |
| 149 | |
Alain Knaff | ab76f3d | 2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800 | [diff] [blame] | 150 | endchoice |