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+kernel:
+  image: "linuxkit/kernel:4.9.x"
+  cmdline: "console=ttyS0 console=tty0 page_poison=1"
+init:
+  - linuxkit/init:42fe8cb1508b3afed39eb89821906e3cc7a70551
+  - linuxkit/runc:b0fb122e10dbb7e4e45115177a61a3f8d68c19a9
+  - linuxkit/containerd:60e2486a74c665ba4df57e561729aec20758daed
+onboot:
+  - name: dhcpcd
+    image: "linuxkit/dhcpcd:48e249ebef6a521eed886b3bce032db69fbb4afa"
+    binds:
+     - /var:/var
+     - /tmp/etc:/etc
+    capabilities:
+     - CAP_NET_ADMIN
+     - CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+     - CAP_NET_RAW
+    net: host
+    command: ["/sbin/dhcpcd", "--nobackground", "-f", "/dhcpcd.conf", "-1"]
+trust:
+  image:
+    - linuxkit/kernel
+outputs:
+  - format: kernel+initrd