bool "Enable the command line initrd loader" if !X86
depends on EFI_STUB && (EFI_GENERIC_STUB || X86)
default y if X86
- depends on !RISCV && !LOONGARCH
help
Select this config option to add support for the initrd= command
- line parameter, allowing an initrd that resides on the same volume
- as the kernel image to be loaded into memory.
-
- This method is deprecated.
+ line parameter, allowing an initrd to be loaded into memory that
+ resides on a file system backed by an implementation of
+ EFI_SIMPLE_FILE_SYSTEM_PROTOCOL.
+
+ This method has been superseded by the simpler LoadFile2 based
+ initrd loading method, but the initrd= loader is retained as it
+ can be used from the UEFI Shell or other generic loaders that
+ don't implement the Linux specific LoadFile2 method.
config EFI_BOOTLOADER_CONTROL
tristate "EFI Bootloader Control"