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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 argument. Defaults to
                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 argument. Defaults to
                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
-                                <literal>no</literal> disables the
+                                <literal>no</literal>, disables the
                                 generator
                                 entirely. <varname>rd.luks=</varname>
                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
                                 generator
                                 entirely. <varname>rd.luks=</varname>
                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 argument. Defaults to
                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
                                 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
                                 argument. Defaults to
                                 <literal>yes</literal>. If
-                                <literal>no</literal> causes the
+                                <literal>no</literal>, causes the
                                 generator to ignore any devices
                                 configured in
                                 <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>
                                 generator to ignore any devices
                                 configured in
                                 <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>
                                 <term><varname>luks.uuid=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname></term>
 
                                 <term><varname>luks.uuid=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Takes a LUKS super
-                                block UUID as argument. This will
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a LUKS superblock
+                                UUID as argument. This will
                                 activate the specified device as part
                                 of the boot process as if it was
                                 listed in
                                 activate the specified device as part
                                 of the boot process as if it was
                                 listed in
-                                <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. This
+                                <filename>/etc/crypttab</filename>. This
                                 option may be specified more than once
                                 in order to set up multiple
                                 devices. <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname>
                                 option may be specified more than once
                                 in order to set up multiple
                                 devices. <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname>
                                 honored by both the main system and
                                 the initrd.</para>
                                 <para>If /etc/crypttab contains entries with
                                 honored by both the main system and
                                 the initrd.</para>
                                 <para>If /etc/crypttab contains entries with
-                                the same UUID, then the options for this entry
-                                will be used.</para>
-                                <para>If /etc/crypttab exists, only those UUID
+                                the same UUID, then the name, keyfile and options
+                                specified there will be used. Otherwise the device
+                                will have the name <literal>luks-UUID</literal>.</para>
+                                <para>If /etc/crypttab exists, only those UUIDs
                                 specified on the kernel command line
                                 will be activated in the initrd or the real root.</para>
                                 </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                                 specified on the kernel command line
                                 will be activated in the initrd or the real root.</para>
                                 </listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>luks.name=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>rd.luks.name=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a LUKS super
+                                block UUID followed by an '=' and a name. This implies
+                                <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname> or <varname>luks.uuid=</varname>
+                                and will additionally make the LUKS device given by
+                                the UUID appear under the provided name.</para>
+
+                                <para><varname>rd.luks.name=</varname>
+                                is honored only by initial RAM disk
+                                (initrd) while
+                                <varname>luks.name=</varname> is
+                                honored by both the main system and
+                                the initrd.</para>
+                                </listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>luks.options=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>rd.luks.options=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a LUKS super
+                                block UUID followed by an '=' and a string
+                                of options separated by commas as argument.
+                                This will override the options for the given
+                                UUID.</para>
+                                <para>If only a list of options, without an
+                                UUID, is specified, they apply to any UUIDs not
+                                specified elsewhere, and without an entry in
+                                /etc/crypttab.</para><para>
+                                <varname>rd.luks.options=</varname>
+                                is honored only by initial RAM disk
+                                (initrd) while
+                                <varname>luks.options=</varname> is
+                                honored by both the main system and
+                                the initrd.</para>
+                                </listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>luks.key=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.luks.key=</varname></term>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>luks.key=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>rd.luks.key=</varname></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Takes a password file as argument.</para>
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a password file name as argument or
+                                a LUKS super block UUID followed by a '=' and a password
+                                file name.</para>
+
                                 <para>For those entries specified with
                                 <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname> or <varname>luks.uuid=</varname>,
                                 <para>For those entries specified with
                                 <varname>rd.luks.uuid=</varname> or <varname>luks.uuid=</varname>,
-                                the password file will be set to the password file specified by
-                                <varname>rd.luks.key=</varname> or <varname>luks.key</varname></para>
+                                the password file will be set to the one specified by
+                                <varname>rd.luks.key=</varname> or <varname>luks.key=</varname>
+                                of the corresponding UUID, or the password file that was specified
+                                without a UUID.</para>
                                 <para><varname>rd.luks.key=</varname>
                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
                                 (initrd) while
                                 <para><varname>rd.luks.key=</varname>
                                 is honored only by initial RAM disk
                                 (initrd) while