<varlistentry>
<term><varname>rootflags=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>Takes the root filesystem mount options to
- use. <varname>rootflags=</varname> is honored by the
- initrd.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Takes the root filesystem mount options to use. <varname>rootflags=</varname> is
+ honored by the initrd.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that unlike most kernel command line options this setting does not override settings made
+ in configuration files (specifically: the mount option string in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>). See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-remount-fs.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>