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sys: boot: minimally document kernel version pinning

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Signed-off-by: Stoiko Ivanov <s.ivanov@proxmox.com>
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* copying and configuring new kernel images and initrd images to all listed ESPs * copying and configuring new kernel images and initrd images to all listed ESPs
* synchronizing the configuration on kernel upgrades and other maintenance tasks * synchronizing the configuration on kernel upgrades and other maintenance tasks
* managing the list of kernel versions which are synchronized * managing the list of kernel versions which are synchronized
* configuring the boot-loader to boot a particular kernel version (pinning)
You can view the currently configured ESPs and their state by running: You can view the currently configured ESPs and their state by running:
@ -286,3 +287,50 @@ The kernel commandline needs to be placed in the variable
The kernel commandline needs to be placed as one line in `/etc/kernel/cmdline`. The kernel commandline needs to be placed as one line in `/etc/kernel/cmdline`.
To apply your changes, run `proxmox-boot-tool refresh`, which sets it as the To apply your changes, run `proxmox-boot-tool refresh`, which sets it as the
`option` line for all config files in `loader/entries/proxmox-*.conf`. `option` line for all config files in `loader/entries/proxmox-*.conf`.
[[sysboot_kernel_pin]]
Selecting the kernel-version for booting
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In addition to actively watching the boot process to select an older kernel
version to boot into, you can also use `proxmox-boot-tool` to `pin` the kernel
version the system should use. This should help you to work around
incompatibilities between a newer kernel version and the hardware. Such a
`pin` should be removed as soon as possible in order to have all the latest
security patches in place.
NOTE: The pinning functionality works for all {pve} systems, not only those
using `proxmox-boot-tool` to synchronize the contents of the ESPs, if your
system does not use `proxmox-boot-tool` for synchronizing you can also skip the
`proxmox-boot-tool refresh` call in the end.
To permanently select the version `5.15.30-1-pve` for booting run:
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# proxmox-boot-tool kernel pin 5.15.30-1-pve
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You can also set a kernel version to be booted on the next system boot only
(e.g. to test if an updated kernel has resolved an issue, which caused you
to `pin` a version in the first place):
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# proxmox-boot-tool kernel pin 5.15.31-1-pve --next-boot
----
To remove any pinned version configuration use the `unpin` subcommand:
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# proxmox-boot-tool kernel unpin
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While `unpin` has a `--next-boot` option as well, it is used to clear a pinned
version set with `--next-boot` and manually invoking is of little use.
After setting or clearing pinned versions you also need to synchronize the
content and configuration on the ESPs by running the `refresh` subcommand:
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# proxmox-boot-tool refresh
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