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diff --git a/man/kernel-install.xml b/man/kernel-install.xml
index c05176a..54c254e 100644
--- a/man/kernel-install.xml
+++ b/man/kernel-install.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
- "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
<refentry id="kernel-install" conditional='ENABLE_KERNEL_INSTALL'
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>kernel-install</command>
<arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="plain">add-all</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>kernel-install</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
<arg choice="plain">remove</arg>
<arg choice="plain"><replaceable>KERNEL-VERSION</replaceable></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
@@ -510,8 +515,12 @@
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> can be set to override the location of the
configuration files read by <command>kernel-install</command>. When set,
- <filename>install.conf</filename>, <filename>entry-token</filename>, and other files will be
- read from this directory.</para>
+ <filename>install.conf</filename>, <filename>entry-token</filename>, and other files will be read from
+ this directory only. Note that this path is relative to the host, and in particular <emphasis>symlinks
+ in this directory are resolved relative to the host</emphasis>, even if
+ <option>--root=<replaceable>root</replaceable></option> is used. This means that it is generally
+ <emphasis>not</emphasis> correct to use this variable to specify a directory underneath
+ <replaceable>root</replaceable> if symlinks are used there.</para>
<para><varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_PLUGINS</varname> can be set to override the list of plugins executed by
<command>kernel-install</command>. The argument is a whitespace-separated list of paths.
@@ -639,14 +648,23 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/etc/kernel/install.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/run/kernel/install.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/usr/local/lib/kernel/install.conf</filename></term>
<term><filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/etc/kernel/install.conf.d/*.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/run/kernel/install.conf.d/*.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/usr/local/lib/kernel/install.conf.d/*.conf</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>/usr/lib/kernel/install.conf.d/*.conf</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Configuration file with options for <command>kernel-install</command>, as a series of
<varname>KEY=</varname><replaceable>VALUE</replaceable> assignments, compatible with shell syntax,
following the same rules as described in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The
first of the files that is found will be used. <varname>$KERNEL_INSTALL_CONF_ROOT</varname> may be
- used to override the search path; see below for details.</para>
+ used to override the search path; see below for details. Drop-in files may also be used
+ to extend the configuration with overrides, see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
<para>Currently, the following keys are supported:
<varname>MACHINE_ID=</varname>,
@@ -709,14 +727,14 @@
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
- <para>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ukify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader Specification</ulink>
- </para>
+ <para><simplelist type="inline">
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>depmod</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-boot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>ukify</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
+ <member><ulink url="https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/boot_loader_specification">Boot Loader Specification</ulink></member>
+ </simplelist></para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>