1 files changed, 11 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mkinitcpio-netconf.install b/mkinitcpio-netconf.install
index c9940afc326e..c9e04f887c80 100644
--- a/mkinitcpio-netconf.install
+++ b/mkinitcpio-netconf.install
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ post_install() {
     This hook will parse the ip= kernel command line variable and configure any
     interfaces specified using ipconfig found in the mkinitcpio-nfs-utils package.
     It is meant to be used alongside other hooks that need early userspace networking
-    such as, mkinitcpio-dropbear. This hook doesn't support yet systemd enabled
-    initramfs images. To use it, add the netconf hook before any other hook that need
-    networking in "/etc/mkinitcpio.conf" and rebuild the initramfs.
+    such as, mkinitcpio-dropbear. There is also an optional netconf_timeout kernel
+    command line argument that can be used when obtaining the ip address using dhcp, so
+    that ipconfig will not hang forever waiting for an IP addres. To use this hook
+    add the netconf hook before any other hook that need networking in
+    "/etc/mkinitcpio.conf" and rebuild the initramfs.
 INSTALLEOF
 }
 
@@ -20,5 +22,10 @@ REMOVEEOF
 }
 
 post_upgrade() {
-    post_install
+    cat<<UPGRADEEOF
+    There is now an optiona kernel command line parameter named netconf_timeout that
+    is used to pass the timeout option to ipconfig. This is means that when using
+    ip=dhcp as a kernel command line parameter, ipconfig will not hang forever if the
+    dhcp server is unavailable.
+UPGRADEEOF
 }