Bug#521356: flash-kernel: Please update the flash-kernel manpage

[Per Andersson <avtobiff@gmail.com>]

tags 521356 + patch
kthx

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> wrote:
> * Peter Bauer <peba@inode.at> [2009-03-26 23:48]:
>> Please update the flash-kernel manpage to describe the behaviour of the
>> subarch check and the new naming conventions for a valid kernel and
>> initrd image name.
>
> Will do, but probably not before next week.

Patch below.

--- flash-kernel.8.orig	2009-03-27 01:20:53.000000000 +0000
+++ flash-kernel.8	2009-03-27 20:57:34.000000000 +0000
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@
 Optionally, it can be passed the version of the kernel to flash; it
 defaults to flashing /vmlinuz or /boot/vmlinuz.
 .P
+Prior to flashing the kernel a check is performed to verify that
+the subarchitectures of the machine and the image to be flashed
+match. Valid filenames for images to flash are suffixed with the
+subarchitecture.
+.P
 If the --supported option is used, flash-kernel will test to see if
 the hardware is supported, and return a true or false value.
 .SH AUTHOR


Best regards,
Per