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   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 
 <!--
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
   This file is part of systemd.
 
   Copyright 2012 Lennart Poettering
@@ -59,8 +61,8 @@
     kernel command line arguments.</para>
 
     <para>For command line parameters understood by the kernel, please
-    see <ulink
-    url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt"><filename>kernel-parameters.txt</filename></ulink>
+    see
+    <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.html"><filename>kernel-parameters.html</filename></ulink>
     and
     <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootparam</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>systemd.unit=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>rd.systemd.unit=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.dump_core=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.crash_chvt=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.crash_shell=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.crash_reboot=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.confirm_spawn=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.show_status=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.dump_core</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.crash_chvt</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.crash_shell</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.crash_reboot</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.confirm_spawn</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.service_watchdogs</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.show_status</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.log_target=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.log_level=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.log_color=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.log_location=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.log_color</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_output=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.default_standard_error=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.setenv=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.machine_id=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.legacy_systemd_cgroup_controller</varname></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Parameters understood by the system and service
           manager to control system behavior. For details, see
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>systemd.mask=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>systemd.wants=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>systemd.debug-shell</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.debug_shell</varname></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>Additional parameters understood by
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-debug-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>systemd.volatile=</varname></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>This parameter controls whether the system shall boot up in volatile mode. Takes a boolean argument, or
+          the special value <literal>state</literal>. If false (the default), normal boot mode is selected, the root
+          directory and <filename>/var</filename> are mounted as specified on the kernel command line or
+          <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>, or otherwise configured. If true, full state-less boot mode is selected. In
+          this case the root directory is mounted as volatile memory file system (<literal>tmpfs</literal>), and only
+          <filename>/usr</filename> is mounted from the file system configured as root device, in read-only mode. This
+          enables fully state-less boots were the vendor-supplied OS is used as shipped, with only default
+          configuration and no stored state in effect, as <filename>/etc</filename> and <filename>/var</filename> (as
+          well as all other resources shipped in the root file system) are reset at boot and lost on shutdown. If this
+          setting is set to <literal>state</literal> the root file system is mounted as usual, however
+          <filename>/var</filename> is mounted as a volatile memory file system (<literal>tmpfs</literal>), so that the
+          system boots up with the normal configuration applied, but all state reset at boot and lost at shutdown. For details,
+          see
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-volatile-root.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+          and
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>quiet</varname></term>
         <listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><varname>udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>udev.children-max=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.udev.children-max=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>udev.event-timeout=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.udev.event-timeout=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>udev.log_priority=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.udev.log_priority=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>udev.children_max=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.udev.children_max=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>udev.exec_delay=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.udev.exec_delay=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>udev.event_timeout=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.udev.event_timeout=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>net.ifnames=</varname></term>
 
         <listitem>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>mount.usr=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>mount.usrfstype=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>mount.usrflags=</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Configures the /usr file system (if required) and
+          its file system type and mount options. For details, see
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>roothash=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.verity=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.systemd.verity=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.verity_root_data=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.verity_root_hash=</varname></term>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Configures the integrity protection root hash for the root file system, and other related
+          parameters. For details, see
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-veritysetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>systemd.gpt_auto=</varname></term>
         <term><varname>rd.systemd.gpt_auto=</varname></term>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
-        <term><varname>modules-load=</varname></term>
-        <term><varname>rd.modules-load=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>systemd.watchdog_device=</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Overwrites the watchdog device path <varname>WatchdogDevice=</varname>. For details, see
+          <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+        </listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>modules_load=</varname></term>
+        <term><varname>rd.modules_load=</varname></term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Load a specific kernel module early at boot. For
           <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>systemd.firstboot=</varname></term>
+
+        <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument, defaults to on. If off,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+        will not query the user for basic system settings, even if the system boots up for the first time and the
+        relevant settings are not initialized yet.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
 
   </refsect1>
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry project='die-net'><refentrytitle>plymouth</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-veritysetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-gpt-auto-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-volatile-root.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-modules-load.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-backlight@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-rfkill.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hibernate-resume-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
       </para>
   </refsect1>