Bug 852845

Summary:	sys-kernel/genkernel: implement the kernel bootconfig support
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Yixun Lan <dlan>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers <genkernel>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	Keywords:	PullRequest
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
See Also:	https://github.com/gentoo/genkernel/pull/42
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Yixun Lan archtester

2022-06-17 22:01:15 UTC

The boot configuration expands the current kernel command line to support additional key-value data when booting the kernel in an efficient way. This allows administrators to pass a structured-Key config file.

There are two options to boot the kernel with bootconfig: a) attaching the bootconfig to the initrd image or b) embedding it in the kernel itself.

I'd like to see option a) implemented in genkernel, ideal pass an genkernel command line like: --bootconfig=/path/to/my/bootconfig.txt

see the link for more info: https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bootconfig.html

Reproducible: Always