From cae6a289dbf04c33250a2f245e06b40fa629a446 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:30:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] boot-loader-spec: add comment about case sensitivity of file names --- docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md b/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md index 7a1aa2112b..d7a7923748 100644 --- a/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md +++ b/docs/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md @@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ located on the same partition, and the paths must be absolute paths relative to the root of that file system. The naming of those files can be chosen by the installer. A recommended scheme is described in the next section. +Even though the backing file system is typically case-insensitive (i.e. VFAT) +it is strongly recommended to reference files in the casing actually used for +the directories/files, so that placing these files on other file systems is +still safe and robust. + ### Recommended Directory Layout for Additional Files It is recommended to place the kernel and other other files comprising a single