From: "Daniel Wagenknecht" <dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
To: docs@lists.yoctoproject.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] ref-manual: add note about license implications of bundled initramfs
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:34:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210923083412.1500103-3-dwagenknecht@emlix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210923083412.1500103-1-dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
Ensure users are aware that usage of INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE is only
appropiate for use with GPLv2 compatible software.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagenknecht <dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
---
documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
index 28eb5f233..4496e2f46 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/variables.rst
@@ -3587,6 +3587,12 @@ system and gives an overview of their function and contents.
:term:`CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE` kernel
feature.
+ .. note::
+
+ Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the
+ initramfs with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2
+ compatible software may be part of a bundled initramfs.
+
.. note::
Using an extra compilation pass to bundle the initramfs avoids a
--
2.25.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-23 8:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-09-23 8:34 [PATCH 0/2] add notes about license implications of bundled initramfs Daniel Wagenknecht
2021-09-23 8:34 ` [PATCH 1/2] common-tasks: add note " Daniel Wagenknecht
2021-09-23 8:34 ` Daniel Wagenknecht [this message]
2021-10-01 17:29 ` [docs] [PATCH 0/2] add notes " Michael Opdenacker
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