diff --git a/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml b/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
index c8cf12a005..0893b3f4e8 100644
--- a/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-gpt-auto-generator.xml
@@ -73,14 +73,16 @@
Partition Type GUIDs
-
+
+
- Partition Type GUID
+ Partition Type
+ GUID
Name
Mount Point
Explanation
@@ -88,63 +90,71 @@
- SD_GPT_ROOT_X86_64 4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709
+ SD_GPT_ROOT_X86_64
+ 4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709
Root Partition (x86-64)
/
- The first partition with this type UUID, located on the same disk as the ESP, is used as the root file system / on AMD64 / 64-bit x86 systems.
+ The first partition with this type UUID, located on the same disk as the ESP used for booting, is used as the root file system / on AMD64 / 64-bit x86 systems.
- SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM64 b921b045-1df0-41c3-af44-4c6f280d3fae
+ SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM64
+ b921b045-1df0-41c3-af44-4c6f280d3fae
Root Partition (64-bit ARM)
/
- The first partition with this type UUID, located on the same disk as the ESP, is used as the root file system / on AArch64 / 64-bit ARM systems.
+ The first partition with this type UUID, located on the same disk as the ESP used for booting, is used as the root file system / on AArch64 / 64-bit ARM systems.
-
- SD_GPT_ROOT_ALPHA SD_GPT_ROOT_ARC SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM64 SD_GPT_ROOT_IA64 SD_GPT_ROOT_LOONGARCH64 SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS64 SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS64_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_PARISC SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC64 SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC64_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_RISCV32 SD_GPT_ROOT_RISCV64 SD_GPT_ROOT_S390 SD_GPT_ROOT_S390X SD_GPT_ROOT_TILEGX SD_GPT_ROOT_X86 SD_GPT_ROOT_X86_64 SD_GPT_USR_ALPHA SD_GPT_USR_ARC SD_GPT_USR_ARM SD_GPT_USR_IA64 SD_GPT_USR_LOONGARCH64 SD_GPT_USR_MIPS_LE SD_GPT_USR_MIPS64_LE SD_GPT_USR_PARISC SD_GPT_USR_PPC SD_GPT_USR_PPC64 SD_GPT_USR_PPC64_LE SD_GPT_USR_RISCV32 SD_GPT_USR_RISCV64 SD_GPT_USR_S390 SD_GPT_USR_S390X SD_GPT_USR_TILEGX SD_GPT_USR_X86
-
- root partitions for other architectures
+ SD_GPT_ROOT_ALPHA SD_GPT_ROOT_ARC SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM SD_GPT_ROOT_ARM64 SD_GPT_ROOT_IA64 SD_GPT_ROOT_LOONGARCH64 SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS64 SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_MIPS64_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_PARISC SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC64 SD_GPT_ROOT_PPC64_LE SD_GPT_ROOT_RISCV32 SD_GPT_ROOT_RISCV64 SD_GPT_ROOT_S390 SD_GPT_ROOT_S390X SD_GPT_ROOT_TILEGX SD_GPT_ROOT_X86 SD_GPT_ROOT_X86_64 SD_GPT_USR_ALPHA SD_GPT_USR_ARC SD_GPT_USR_ARM SD_GPT_USR_IA64 SD_GPT_USR_LOONGARCH64 SD_GPT_USR_MIPS_LE SD_GPT_USR_MIPS64_LE SD_GPT_USR_PARISC SD_GPT_USR_PPC SD_GPT_USR_PPC64 SD_GPT_USR_PPC64_LE SD_GPT_USR_RISCV32 SD_GPT_USR_RISCV64 SD_GPT_USR_S390 SD_GPT_USR_S390X SD_GPT_USR_TILEGX SD_GPT_USR_X86
+ …
+ Root partitions for other architectures
/
- The first partition with the type UUID matching the architecture, located on the same disk as the ESP, is used as the root file system /. For the full list and constant values, see Discoverable Partitions Specification.
+ The first partition with the type UUID matching the architecture, located on the same disk as the ESP used for booting, is used as the root file system /. For the full list and constant values, see Discoverable Partitions Specification.
- SD_GPT_HOME 933ac7e1-2eb4-4f13-b844-0e14e2aef915
+ SD_GPT_HOME
+ 933ac7e1-2eb4-4f13-b844-0e14e2aef915
Home Partition
/home/
- The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the ESP is mounted to /home/.
+ The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /home/.
- SD_GPT_SRV 3b8f8425-20e0-4f3b-907f-1a25a76f98e8
+ SD_GPT_SRV
+ 3b8f8425-20e0-4f3b-907f-1a25a76f98e8
Server Data Partition
/srv/
- The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the ESP is mounted to /srv/.
+ The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /srv/.
- SD_GPT_VAR 4d21b016-b534-45c2-a9fb-5c16e091fd2d
+ SD_GPT_VAR
+ 4d21b016-b534-45c2-a9fb-5c16e091fd2d
Variable Data Partition
/var/
- The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the ESP is mounted to /var/ — under the condition its partition UUID matches the first 128 bit of the HMAC-SHA256 of the GPT type uuid of this partition keyed by the machine ID of the installation stored in machine-id5.
+ The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /var/ — under the condition its partition UUID matches the first 128 bit of the HMAC-SHA256 of the GPT type uuid of this partition keyed by the machine ID of the installation stored in machine-id5.
- SD_GPT_TMP 7ec6f557-3bc5-4aca-b293-16ef5df639d1
+ SD_GPT_TMP
+ 7ec6f557-3bc5-4aca-b293-16ef5df639d1
Temporary Data Partition
/var/tmp/
- The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the ESP is mounted to /var/tmp/.
+ The first partition with this type UUID on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /var/tmp/.
- SD_GPT_SWAP 0657fd6d-a4ab-43c4-84e5-0933c84b4f4f
+ SD_GPT_SWAP
+ 0657fd6d-a4ab-43c4-84e5-0933c84b4f4f
Swap
n/a
- All partitions with this type UUID on the same disk as the ESP are used as swap.
+ All partitions with this type UUID on the same disk as the root partition are used as swap.
- SD_GPT_ESP c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
+ SD_GPT_ESP
+ c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b
EFI System Partition (ESP)
/efi/ or /boot/
The first partition with this type UUID located on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /boot/ or /efi/, see below.
- SD_GPT_XBOOTLDR bc13c2ff-59e6-4262-a352-b275fd6f7172
+ SD_GPT_XBOOTLDR
+ bc13c2ff-59e6-4262-a352-b275fd6f7172
Extended Boot Loader Partition
/boot/
The first partition with this type UUID located on the same disk as the root partition is mounted to /boot/, see below.
@@ -157,32 +167,37 @@
Partition Attribute Flags
-
+
+
Flag
+ Value
Applicable to
Explanation
- SD_GPT_FLAG_READ_ONLY 0x1000000000000000
+ SD_GPT_FLAG_READ_ONLY
+ 0x1000000000000000
/, /home/, /srv/, /var/, /var/tmp/, Extended Boot Loader Partition
Partition is mounted read-only
- SD_GPT_FLAG_NO_AUTO 0x8000000000000000
+ SD_GPT_FLAG_NO_AUTO
+ 0x8000000000000000
/, /home/, /srv/, /var/, /var/tmp/, Extended Boot Loader Partition
Partition is not mounted automatically
- SD_GPT_FLAG_NO_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL 0x0000000000000002
+ SD_GPT_FLAG_NO_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
+ 0x0000000000000002
EFI System Partition (ESP)
Partition is not mounted automatically