diff --git a/man/systemd-stub.xml b/man/systemd-stub.xml index 9f87f19f4cc..d2590e509e8 100644 --- a/man/systemd-stub.xml +++ b/man/systemd-stub.xml @@ -459,12 +459,16 @@ LoaderDevicePartUUID - Contains the partition UUID of the EFI System Partition the EFI image was run - from. systemd-gpt-auto-generator8 + Contains the partition UUID of the partition the boot loader has been started from on + the current boot (usually a EFI System Partition). If already set by the boot loader, this will + remain untouched by systemd-stub. If not set yet, this will be set to the + partition UUID of the partition the unified kernel is started from, in order to support systems that + directly boot into a unified kernel image, bypassing any boot loader. + systemd-gpt-auto-generator8 uses this information to automatically find the disk booted from, in order to discover various other partitions on the same disk automatically. - + @@ -481,12 +485,15 @@ LoaderImageIdentifier - The path of EFI executable, relative to the EFI System Partition's root - directory. Use + The file system path to the EFI executable of the boot loader for the current boot, + relative to the partition's root directory (i.e. relative to the partition indicated by + LoaderDevicePartUUID, see above). If not set yet, this will be set to the file + system path of the EFI executable of the booted unified kernel, in order to support systems that + directly boot into a unified kernel image, bypassing any boot loader. Use bootctl1 to view this data. - +