initrd: layered ISO boot with initrd compat check, loopback.cfg, and boot option markers#2112

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Commits on May 13, 2026

initrd/bin/unpack_initramfs.sh: fix multi-segment cpio and BusyBox compatibility
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initrd/bin/kexec-parse-boot.sh, kexec-parse-bls.sh: clean up boot config parsers
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initrd/bin/kexec-boot.sh: add cmdline length warning and --- separator stripping
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initrd/etc/functions.sh: skip EFI configs in scan_boot_options, add ISO signing instructions
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initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: implement layered ISO boot with initrd compat check
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initrd/bin/kexec-select-boot.sh: add boot menu compat markers, display-only ISO-param stripping, dedup and TPM2 guard
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boards/qemu-*-prod_quiet: remove quiet rhgb splash from KERNEL_REMOVE
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tests/iso-parser/run.sh: add ISO boot tool test harness
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doc: add ISO boot documentation, efifb display chain, BusyBox reference, and UX patterns
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initrd: return to ISO selection menu on user cancellation, not recovery shell
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initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: check for efifb in modules.builtin, fix Tails warning text
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initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: informative display warning for users and distro maintainers
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initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: fix grep -E bug causing all display driver checks to fail
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initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: fix display driver detection and Xen module initrd collection
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doc/busybox_perks.md: add strings, tail, tr sections; fix grep alternation docs
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doc/busybox_perks.md: correct grep -b not available, add QEMU-verified tool findings
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doc/busybox_perks.md: remove line number references from summary table
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initrd/bin/extract-ikconfig: BusyBox-adapted kernel config extractor
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initrd: layered ISO boot with initrd compat check, loopback.cfg, and boot option markers#2112

initrd: layered ISO boot with initrd compat check, loopback.cfg, and boot option markers#2112
tlaurion wants to merge 18 commits into
linuxboot:masterfrom
tlaurion:iso-boot-with-safeguards

Commits on May 13, 2026

initrd/bin/unpack_initramfs.sh: fix multi-segment cpio and BusyBox compatibility

initrd/bin/kexec-parse-boot.sh, kexec-parse-bls.sh: clean up boot config parsers

initrd/bin/kexec-boot.sh: add cmdline length warning and --- separator stripping

initrd/etc/functions.sh: skip EFI configs in scan_boot_options, add ISO signing instructions

initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: implement layered ISO boot with initrd compat check

initrd/bin/kexec-select-boot.sh: add boot menu compat markers, display-only ISO-param stripping, dedup and TPM2 guard

boards/qemu-*-prod_quiet: remove quiet rhgb splash from KERNEL_REMOVE

tests/iso-parser/run.sh: add ISO boot tool test harness

doc: add ISO boot documentation, efifb display chain, BusyBox reference, and UX patterns

initrd: return to ISO selection menu on user cancellation, not recovery shell

initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: check for efifb in modules.builtin, fix Tails warning text

initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: informative display warning for users and distro maintainers

initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: fix grep -E bug causing all display driver checks to fail

initrd/bin/kexec-iso-init.sh: fix display driver detection and Xen module initrd collection

doc/busybox_perks.md: add strings, tail, tr sections; fix grep alternation docs

doc/busybox_perks.md: correct grep -b not available, add QEMU-verified tool findings

doc/busybox_perks.md: remove line number references from summary table

initrd/bin/extract-ikconfig: BusyBox-adapted kernel config extractor