2 # Configuration for initramfs
5 config INITRAMFS_SOURCE
6 string "Initramfs source file(s)"
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.
17 When multiple directories and files are specified then the
18 initramfs image will be the aggregate of all of them.
20 See <file:Documentation/early-userspace/README> for more details.
22 If you are not sure, leave it blank.
24 config INITRAMFS_ROOT_UID
25 int "User ID to map to 0 (user root)"
26 depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
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.
34 If you are not sure, leave it set to "0".
36 config INITRAMFS_ROOT_GID
37 int "Group ID to map to 0 (group root)"
38 depends on INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
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.
46 If you are not sure, leave it set to "0".
49 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using gzip" if EXPERT
51 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
52 select DECOMPRESS_GZIP
54 Support loading of a gzip encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer.
58 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using bzip2" if EXPERT
60 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
61 select DECOMPRESS_BZIP2
63 Support loading of a bzip2 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
67 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZMA" if EXPERT
69 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
70 select DECOMPRESS_LZMA
72 Support loading of a LZMA encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
76 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using XZ" if EXPERT
78 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
81 Support loading of a XZ encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer.
85 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZO" if EXPERT
87 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
90 Support loading of a LZO encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
94 bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZ4" if EXPERT
96 depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
99 Support loading of a LZ4 encoded initial ramdisk or cpio buffer
103 prompt "Built-in initramfs compression mode" if INITRAMFS_SOURCE!=""
105 This option decides by which algorithm the builtin initramfs
106 will be compressed. Several compression algorithms are
107 available, which differ in efficiency, compression and
108 decompression speed. Compression speed is only relevant
109 when building a kernel. Decompression speed is relevant at
112 If you have any problems with bzip2 or LZMA compressed
113 initramfs, mail me (Alain Knaff) <alain@knaff.lu>.
115 High compression options are mostly useful for users who are
116 low on RAM, since it reduces the memory consumption during
119 If in doubt, select 'gzip'
121 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_NONE
124 Do not compress the built-in initramfs at all. This may
125 sound wasteful in space, but, you should be aware that the
126 built-in initramfs will be compressed at a later stage
127 anyways along with the rest of the kernel, on those
128 architectures that support this.
129 However, not compressing the initramfs may lead to slightly
130 higher memory consumption during a short time at boot, while
131 both the cpio image and the unpacked filesystem image will
132 be present in memory simultaneously
134 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_GZIP
138 The old and tried gzip compression. It provides a good balance
139 between compression ratio and decompression speed.
141 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_BZIP2
145 Its compression ratio and speed is intermediate.
146 Decompression speed is slowest among the choices. The initramfs
147 size is about 10% smaller with bzip2, in comparison to gzip.
148 Bzip2 uses a large amount of memory. For modern kernels you
149 will need at least 8MB RAM or more for booting.
151 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZMA
155 This algorithm's compression ratio is best.
156 Decompression speed is between the other choices.
157 Compression is slowest. The initramfs size is about 33%
158 smaller with LZMA in comparison to gzip.
160 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_XZ
164 XZ uses the LZMA2 algorithm. The initramfs size is about 30%
165 smaller with XZ in comparison to gzip. Decompression speed
166 is better than that of bzip2 but worse than gzip and LZO.
169 config INITRAMFS_COMPRESSION_LZO
173 Its compression ratio is the poorest among the choices. The kernel
174 size is about 10% bigger than gzip; however its speed
175 (both compression and decompression) is the fastest.