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diff --git a/initramfs-tools.8 b/initramfs-tools.8
index 75c7827..4c4aeb4 100644
--- a/initramfs-tools.8
+++ b/initramfs-tools.8
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ the binary to hand over execution to on the root fs after the initramfs scripts
.TP
\fB \fI root
the device node to mount as the root file system.
+The recommended usage is to specify the UUID as followed "root=UUID=xxx".
+As normal device names are not stable and may change depending on the
+boot order.
.TP
\fB \fI rootdelay
@@ -118,6 +121,10 @@ The default is premount without any arg.
Beware that if both "panic" and "break" are present,
initramfs will not spawn any shells but reboot instead.
+.TP
+\fB \fI all_generic_ide
+loads generic IDE/ATA chipset support on boot.
+
.SH HOOK SCRIPTS