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diff --git a/man/nm-initrd-generator.xml b/man/nm-initrd-generator.xml index df2cf12a..37f5ffdf 100644 --- a/man/nm-initrd-generator.xml +++ b/man/nm-initrd-generator.xml @@ -77,6 +77,20 @@ <varlistentry> <term> <group choice='plain'> + <arg choice='plain'><option>-i</option></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><option>--initrd-data-dir</option></arg> + </group> + <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>path</replaceable></arg> + </term> + + <listitem> + <para>Output directory for initrd data (e.g. hostname).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <group choice='plain'> <arg choice='plain'><option>-d</option></arg> <arg choice='plain'><option>--sysfs-dir</option></arg> </group> @@ -118,6 +132,7 @@ <member><option>nameserver</option></member> <member><option>rd.peerdns</option></member> <member><option>rd.bootif</option></member> + <member><option>rd.net.timeout.dhcp</option></member> <member><option>BOOTIF</option></member> </simplelist> @@ -128,6 +143,34 @@ </variablelist> </refsect1> + <refsect1 id='differences_from_network_legacy'><title>Differences from the network-legacy dracut module</title> + + <para><command>nm-initrd-generator</command> generates a set of + connections that are then configured by the NetworkManager + instance running in the initrd. There are some differences in + behavior compared to the network-legacy dracut module:</para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>When an interface is configured with a static address + and a gateway, the network-legacy module waits that the + gateway responds to arping requests before proceeding, while + NetworkManager doesn't.</para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para>network-legacy configures interfaces one by one in the + order in which they are announced by udev. If multiple + interfaces specify a hostname (from command line or from + DHCP), the one from the last interface activated wins. With + NetworkManager, hostnames from command line have higher + precedence over ones from DHCP, and the last that appears in + the command line wins.</para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </refsect1> + <refsect1 id='exit_status'><title>Exit Status</title> <para><command>nm-initrd-generator</command> exits with status 0. It ignores unrecognized options and prints an error message if it encounters a malformed option.</para> |