[PATCH] Documentation:openrisc: Add build instructions with initramfs

From: Ann Yun
Date: Fri Apr 25 2025 - 16:11:08 EST


Mention how to include initramfs when building the kernel

Signed-off-by: Ann Yun <by.ann.yun@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/arch/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst | 4 ++++
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/arch/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst b/Documentation/arch/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
index a8f307a3b499..4ab28879d7ed 100644
--- a/Documentation/arch/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
+++ b/Documentation/arch/openrisc/openrisc_port.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ Build the Linux kernel as usual::
make ARCH=openrisc CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-" defconfig
make ARCH=openrisc CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-"

+If you want to embed initramfs in the kernel, also pass ``CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE``. For example::
+
+ make ARCH=openrisc CROSS_COMPILE="or1k-linux-" CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE="path/to/rootfs path/to/devnodes"
+
3) Running on FPGA (optional)

The OpenRISC community typically uses FuseSoC to manage building and programming
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