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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
Albin Tonnerrecacb2462010-01-08 14:42:46 -080075config 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 Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080084choice
H. Peter Anvin13590962009-03-31 12:24:17 -070085 prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode" if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080086 help
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -070087 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 Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080093
H. Peter Anvin55d1d262009-03-28 16:10:59 -070094 If you have any problems with bzip2 or LZMA compressed
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -080095 initramfs, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>.
96
H. Peter Anvin40297922009-03-28 17:24:03 -070097 High compression options are mostly useful for users who are
98 low on RAM, since it reduces the memory consumption during
99 boot.
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800100
101 If in doubt, select 'gzip'
102
103config 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
116config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP
117 bool "Gzip"
118 depends on RD_GZIP
119 help
Albin Tonnerrecacb2462010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800120 The old and tried gzip compression. It provides a good balance
121 between compression ratio and decompression speed.
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800122
123config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2
124 bool "Bzip2"
125 depends on RD_BZIP2
126 help
127 Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate.
Albin Tonnerrecacb2462010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800128 Decompression speed is slowest among the four. The initramfs
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800129 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
133config 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 Tonnerrecacb2462010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800139 three. Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33%
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800140 smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
141
Albin Tonnerrecacb2462010-01-08 14:42:46 -0800142config 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
147 size is about about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
148 (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.
149
Alain Knaffab76f3d2009-02-19 13:43:51 -0800150endchoice