tinyramfs/docs/tinyramfs.cmdline.7

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.TH "tinyramfs.cmdline" "7" "2020-09-07"
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.SH NAME
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Tinyramfs - kernel command-line parameters
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Tinyramfs provides a way to control configuration dynamically via
kernel parameters without needing to regenerate initramfs image.\& 
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.SS MAN PAGE SYNTAX
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.nf
.RS 4
|   - OR
\&.\&.\&. - can be repeated
.fi
.RE
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.SH GENERAL PARAMETERS
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\fBdebug\fR=1
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.RS 4
Enable debug mode.\&
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.RE
\fBbreak\fR=breakpoint
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.RS 4
Specify breakpoint where shell should be invoked.\& Useful for
debugging.\& List of supported breakpoints:
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
keymap
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
devmgr
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
root
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
boot
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
luks
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
lvm

.RE
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.RE
\fBroot\fR=UUID|LABEL|/dev/*|PARTUUID
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.RS 4
Specify which way tinyramfs will use to look up root filesystem.\&
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
UUID     - lookup device by uuid
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
LABEL    - lookup device by label
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
/dev/*   - lookup device by full path
.RE
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.IP \(bu 4
.\}
PARTUUID - lookup device by partition uuid

.RE
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Initramfs must contain \fBblkid\fR(8) for ability to use UUID, LABEL,
PARTUUID.\& Note that PARTUUID only supported in util-linux \fBblkid\fR(8).\&
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.RE
\fBroot_type\fR|\fBrootfstype\fR=type
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.RS 4
Explicitly set root filesystem type.\& Kernel must support specified type.\&
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.RE
\fBrootdelay\fR=delay
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.RS 4
Specify maximum number of seconds to wait for root device.\& Default is 30.\&
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.RE
\fBroot_opts\fR|\fBrootflags\fR=opts
.RS 4
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See \fBfstab\fR(5) fourth field.\&
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.RE
.SH HOOKS PARAMETERS
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Initramfs must contain appropriate hooks for ability to use below parameters.\&
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.SS LVM
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\fBlvm_tag\fR=tag
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.RS 4
Specify LVM tag which will be used to trigger LVM.\& This option will be
ignored if \fBlvm_name\fR/\fBlvm_group\fR was specified.\&
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.RE
\fBlvm_name\fR=name
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.RS 4
Specify LVM name which will be used to trigger LVM.\& \fBlvm_group\fR must be
specified.\&
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.RE
\fBlvm_group\fR=group
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.RS 4
Specify LVM group which will be used to trigger LVM.\&
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.RE
\fBlvm_discard\fR=1
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.RS 4
Pass issue_discards to lvm.\& Leave empty to disable.\& Useful for SSD's.\&
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.RE
.SS LUKS
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\fBluks_name\fR=name
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.RS 4
Specify which name will be registered to mapping table after cryptsetup
unlocks LUKS root.\&
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.RE
\fBluks_root\fR=UUID|LABEL|/dev/*|PARTUUID
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.RS 4
See \fBroot\fR for details.\&
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.RE
\fBluks_discard\fR=1
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.RS 4
Pass --allow-discards to \fBcryptsetup\fR.\& Leave empty to disable.\& Useful for
SSD's, but you must know that security will be decreased.\&
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.RE
.SH EXAMPLES
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.SS ROOT
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.nf
.RS 4
vmlinuz initrd=initramfs root=/dev/sda1 \&.\&.\&.
.fi
.RE
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.SS DISABLE DISCARD
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.nf
.RS 4
vmlinuz initrd=\\initramfs luks_discard= lvm_discard= \&.\&.\&.
.fi
.RE
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.SS PASS ARGUMENTS TO REAL INIT
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.nf
.RS 4
vmlinuz initrd=\\initramfs \&.\&.\&. -- args
.fi
.RE
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBtinyramfs\fR(8) \fBtinyramfs.\&config\fR(5) \fBtinyramfs.\&hooks\fR(7)