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Sam Ravnborgdbec4862005-08-10 20:44:50 +02001#
2# Configuration for initramfs
3#
4
5config 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. Patrakov0979f372007-03-16 18:01:45 +050020 See <file:Documentation/early-userspace/README> for more details.
Sam Ravnborgdbec4862005-08-10 20:44:50 +020021
22 If you are not sure, leave it blank.
23
24config 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
36config 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 Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080047
48config RD_GZIP
H. Peter Anvin337bed42009-03-28 16:07:13 -070049 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using gzip" if EMBEDDED
H. Peter Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080050 default y
H. Peter Anvin73d8a122009-03-28 15:49:08 -070051 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
H. Peter Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080052 select DECOMPRESS_GZIP
53 help
54 Support loading of a gzip encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer.
55 If unsure, say Y.
56
57config RD_BZIP2
H. Peter Anvin337bed42009-03-28 16:07:13 -070058 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using bzip2" if EMBEDDED
H. Peter Anvin73d8a122009-03-28 15:49:08 -070059 default !EMBEDDED
60 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
H. Peter Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080061 select DECOMPRESS_BZIP2
62 help
63 Support loading of a bzip2 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
64 If unsure, say N.
65
66config RD_LZMA
H. Peter Anvin55d1d262009-03-28 16:10:59 -070067 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZMA" if EMBEDDED
H. Peter Anvin73d8a122009-03-28 15:49:08 -070068 default !EMBEDDED
69 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
H. Peter Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080070 select DECOMPRESS_LZMA
71 help
H. Peter Anvin55d1d262009-03-28 16:10:59 -070072 Support loading of a LZMA encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
H. Peter Anvinfb9a4ca2009-01-07 00:03:49 -080073 If unsure, say N.
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080074
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -070075if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
76
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080077choice
78 prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode"
79 help
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -070080 This option decides by which algorithm the builtin initramfs
81 will be compressed. Several compression algorithms are
82 available, which differ in efficiency, compression and
83 decompression speed. Compression speed is only relevant
84 when building a kernel. Decompression speed is relevant at
85 each boot.
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080086
H. Peter Anvin55d1d262009-03-28 16:10:59 -070087 If you have any problems with bzip2 or LZMA compressed
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080088 initramfs, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>.
89
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -070090 High compression options are mostly useful for users who are
91 low on RAM, since it reduces the memory consumption during
92 boot.
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080093
94 If in doubt, select 'gzip'
95
96config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE
97 bool "None"
98 help
99 Do not compress the built-in initramfs at all. This may
100 sound wasteful in space, but, you should be aware that the
101 built-in initramfs will be compressed at a later stage
102 anyways along with the rest of the kernel, on those
103 architectures that support this.
104 However, not compressing the initramfs may lead to slightly
105 higher memory consumption during a short time at boot, while
106 both the cpio image and the unpacked filesystem image will
107 be present in memory simultaneously
108
109config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP
110 bool "Gzip"
111 depends on RD_GZIP
112 help
113 The old and tried gzip compression. Its compression ratio is
114 the poorest among the 3 choices; however its speed (both
115 compression and decompression) is the fastest.
116
117config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2
118 bool "Bzip2"
119 depends on RD_BZIP2
120 help
121 Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate.
122 Decompression speed is slowest among the three. The initramfs
123 size is about 10% smaller with bzip2, in comparison to gzip.
124 Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. For modern kernels you
125 will need at least 8MB RAM or more for booting.
126
127config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA
128 bool "LZMA"
129 depends on RD_LZMA
130 help
131 The most recent compression algorithm.
132 Its ratio is best, decompression speed is between the other
133 two. Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33%
134 smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
135
136endchoice
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -0700137
138endif
139
140if INITRAMFS_SOURCE=""
141# The builtin initramfs is so small so we don't want to bug the user...
142
143config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE
144 bool
145 default y
146
147endif