Re: GRUB_CRYPTODISK_ENABLE undocumented

["Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com>]

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On 24.09.2013 12:39, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> В Wed, 28 Aug 2013 15:04:44 +0800
> Michael Chang <mchang@suse.com> пишет:
> 
>> Hi Andrey,
>>
>> 2013/3/29 Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>:
>>> Is it intentional? I hit it when testing grub on encrypted partition.
>>> When no, I'll submit a patch.
>>
>> Do you have any progress on this? Besides document it, IMHO why not we
>> consider to remove it or make it default enable to receive more
>> testing from downstream ? Is there any consequence to enable it or
>> because it's not officially supported yet?
>>
>> Even if it's immature, more testing is welcome to get all bugs sorted
>> and resolved.
>>
> 
> Well, I'm not sure which progress can be. I do not have any preference
> whether it should be default or not, I just think it should be
> documented.
> 
> Vladimir, is it OK?
> 
Go ahead.
> From: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
> To: grub-devel@gnu.org
> Subject: [PATCH] document GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK configuration option
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>
> 
> ---
>  docs/grub.texi | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/grub.texi b/docs/grub.texi
> index 574f602..9903a36 100644
> --- a/docs/grub.texi
> +++ b/docs/grub.texi
> @@ -1354,6 +1354,12 @@ Normally, @command{grub-mkconfig} will try to use the external
>  systems installed on the same system and generate appropriate menu entries
>  for them.  Set this option to @samp{true} to disable this.
>  
> +@item GRUB_ENABLE_CRYPTODISK
> +If set to @samp{y}, @command{grub-mkconfig} and @command{grub-install} will
> +check for encrypted disks and generate additional commands needed to access
> +them during boot.  Note that in this case unattended boot is not possible
> +because GRUB will wait for passphrase to unlock encrypted container.
> +
>  @item GRUB_INIT_TUNE
>  Play a tune on the speaker when GRUB starts.  This is particularly useful
>  for users unable to see the screen.  The value of this option is passed
> 



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