* doc/guix.texi(Initial RAM Disk): Describe extra-modules parameter in
definition of base-initrd. Mention it under example of use of
extra-packges.
---
doc/guix.texi | 10 +++++++++-
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 786fe55..27a4cea 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -10183,6 +10183,9 @@ system declaration like this:
rest)))
@end example
+In a similar way you can add programs to packed into initrd using
+@code{#:extra-packages}.
+
The @code{base-initrd} procedure also handles common use cases that
involves using the system as a QEMU guest, or as a ``live'' system with
volatile root file system.
@@ -10233,7 +10236,7 @@ further.
@deffn {Monadic Procedure} base-initrd @var{file-systems} @
[#:qemu-networking? #f] [#:virtio? #t] [#:volatile-root? #f] @
- [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
+ [#:extra-packages '()] [#:extra-modules '()] [#:mapped-devices '()]
Return a monadic derivation that builds a generic initrd. @var{file-systems}
is
a list of file systems to be mounted by the initrd, possibly in addition to
the root file system specified on the kernel command line via @code{--root}.
@@ -10251,6 +10254,11 @@ The initrd is automatically populated with all the
kernel modules necessary
for @var{file-systems} and for the given options. However, additional kernel
modules can be listed in @var{extra-modules}. They will be added to the
initrd, and
loaded at boot time in the order in which they appear.
+
+Additional packages can be added through @var{extra-packages}. This is
+useful mostly for development and debugging purposes but it can also be
+used to extend set of commands available in case of interactive
+recovery.
@end deffn
Needless to say, the initrds we produce and use embed a
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