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common-tasks: add note about license implications of bundled initramfs

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Ensure users are aware that usage of INITRAMFS_IMAGE_BUNDLE is only
appropriate for use with GPLv2 compatible software.

(From yocto-docs rev: 1859654663ebb3b051fb6c4da4dc76f0dd46c47c)

Signed-off-by: Daniel Wagenknecht <dwagenknecht@emlix.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Daniel Wagenknecht
2021-09-23 10:34:11 +02:00
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@@ -3886,6 +3886,12 @@ Follow these steps to create an initramfs image:
variable, allowing the initramfs image to be built into the kernel variable, allowing the initramfs image to be built into the kernel
normally. normally.
.. note::
Bundling the initramfs with the kernel conflates the code in the initramfs
with the GPLv2 licensed Linux kernel binary. Thus only GPLv2 compatible
software may be part of a bundled initramfs.
.. note:: .. note::
If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel If you choose to not bundle the initramfs image with the kernel