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diff --git a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst index bd8bbecb3..b81f51bf8 100644 --- a/poky/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst +++ b/poky/documentation/dev-manual/common-tasks.rst @@ -3888,6 +3888,12 @@ Follow these steps to create an initramfs image: .. 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:: + If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel image, you are essentially using an `Initial RAM Disk (initrd) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initrd>`__. |