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ref-manual: add note about license implications of bundled initramfs

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Ensure users are aware that usage of INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE is only
appropriate for use with GPLv2 compatible software.

(From yocto-docs rev: ecf4582b454aa301905f0f9e3c6f5adb98dc1991)

Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagenknecht <dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Daniel Wagenknecht
2021-09-23 10:34:12 +02:00
committed by Richard Purdie
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@@ -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