From f5018305953725dffe6524a1a17cd018345b619c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Vitaly Kuznetsov Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2025 17:45:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: mention "overlay" as a possible option for systemd.volatile systemd.volatile=overlay is described in the text below, however, it is missing in the enclosed list of possible options in the beginning. --- man/kernel-command-line.xml | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/kernel-command-line.xml b/man/kernel-command-line.xml index 17740fb4e45..a2a045d2090 100644 --- a/man/kernel-command-line.xml +++ b/man/kernel-command-line.xml @@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ systemd.volatile= This parameter controls whether the system shall boot up in volatile mode. Takes a boolean argument, or - the special value state. If false (the default), normal boot mode is selected, the root - directory and /var/ are mounted as specified on the kernel command line or - /etc/fstab, 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 (tmpfs), and only - /usr/ 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 + the special values state or overlay. If false (the default), normal boot + mode is selected, the root directory and /var/ are mounted as specified on the kernel + command line or /etc/fstab, 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 (tmpfs), + and only /usr/ 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 /etc/ and /var/ (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 state the root file system is mounted read-only, however -- 2.47.3