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| author | Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> | 2022-09-15 13:43:59 +0100 |
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| committer | Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> | 2022-09-20 16:48:50 +0200 |
| commit | b66a6e1a5838b874b789820c090dd6850cf10513 (patch) | |
| tree | df30d43665c3bd1e29d6efe294c2c9e5e237dfd0 /man/kernel-command-line.xml | |
| parent | 483bf5643aa1bdb498d7055ea20f534eac1d1486 (diff) | |
| download | systemd-b66a6e1a5838b874b789820c090dd6850cf10513.tar.gz | |
man: "the initial RAM disk" → "the initrd"
In many places we spelled out the phrase behind "initrd" in full, but this
isn't terribly useful. In fact, no "RAM disk" is used, so emphasizing this
is just confusing to the reader. Let's just say "initrd" everywhere, people
understand what this refers to, and that it's in fact an initramfs image.
Also, s/i.e./e.g./ where appropriate.
Also, don't say "in RAM", when in fact it's virtual memory, whose pages
may or may not be loaded in page frames in RAM, and we have no control over
this.
Also, add <filename></filename> and other minor cleanups.
Diffstat (limited to 'man/kernel-command-line.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | man/kernel-command-line.xml | 7 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/man/kernel-command-line.xml b/man/kernel-command-line.xml index c648f7779e..368783d6fe 100644 --- a/man/kernel-command-line.xml +++ b/man/kernel-command-line.xml @@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ <refsect1> <title>Description</title> - <para>The kernel, the initial RAM disk (initrd) and basic userspace functionality may be configured at - boot via kernel command line arguments. In addition, various systemd tools look at the EFI variable + <para>The kernel, the programs running in the initrd and in the host system may be configured at boot via + kernel command line arguments. In addition, various systemd tools look at the EFI variable <literal>SystemdOptions</literal> (if available). Both sources are combined, but the kernel command line has higher priority. Please note that <emphasis>the EFI variable is only used by systemd tools, and is ignored by the kernel and other user space tools</emphasis>, so it is not a replacement for the kernel @@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ and <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootparam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> - <para>For command line parameters understood by the initial RAM - disk, please see + <para>For command line parameters understood by the initrd, see <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>dracut.cmdline</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, or the documentation of the specific initrd implementation of your installation.</para> |