initramfs

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf initial RAM filesystem
gptkbp:canBeCompressedWith gptkb:gzip
gptkb:bzip2
gptkb:lz4
gptkb:lzop
xz
lzma
gptkbp:canBeTemporary true
gptkbp:contains minimal root filesystem
gptkbp:documentedIn https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/initramfs
https://wiki.debian.org/initramfs
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.html
gptkbp:format cpio archive
gptkbp:generation gptkb:dracut
gptkb:genkernel
gptkb:mkinitcpio
update-initramfs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label initramfs
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Linux_2.6.13
gptkbp:isConfigurableBy /etc/dracut.conf
/etc/initramfs-tools
/etc/mkinitcpio.conf
gptkbp:isLoadedAt kernel boot time
gptkbp:isUnmountedAfter gptkb:switch_root
pivot_root
gptkbp:loadedBy gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:mayInclude utilities
device drivers
kernel modules
init script
gptkbp:mountsAs gptkb:tmpfs
gptkbp:provides early userspace
gptkbp:purpose boot process
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:initrd
real root filesystem
gptkbp:requires LVM root filesystems
RAID root filesystems
complex boot scenarios
encrypted root filesystems
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:BusyBox_shell
gptkb:BusyBox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6