File use_initrd_insteadof_initramfs.patch of Package dracut
--- dracut-033.orig/dracut.8.asc
+++ dracut-033/dracut.8.asc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
Create an initramfs <image> for the kernel with the version <kernel version>.
If <kernel version> is omitted, then the version of the actual running
kernel is used. If <image> is omitted or empty, then the default location
-/boot/initramfs-<kernel version>.img is used.
+/boot/initrd-<kernel version> is used.
dracut creates an initial image used by the kernel for preloading the block
device modules (such as IDE, SCSI or RAID) which are needed to access the root
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ To create a initramfs image, the most si
This will generate a general purpose initramfs image, with all possible
functionality resulting of the combination of the installed dracut modules and
-system tools. The image is /boot/initramfs-_++<kernel version>++_.img and
+system tools. The image is /boot/initrd-_++<kernel version>++_ and
contains the kernel modules of the currently active kernel with version
_++<kernel version>++_.
--- dracut-033.orig/dracut.asc
+++ dracut-033/dracut.asc
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ To create a initramfs image, the most si
This will generate a general purpose initramfs image, with all possible
functionality resulting of the combination of the installed dracut modules and
-system tools. The image is /boot/initramfs-_++<kernel version>++_.img and
+system tools. The image is /boot/initrd-_++<kernel version>++_ and
contains the kernel modules of the currently active kernel with version
_++<kernel version>++_.
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ kernel) as a fallback to rescue your sys
=== Inspecting the Contents
To see the contents of the image created by dracut, you can use the lsinitrd tool.
----
-# lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img | less
+# lsinitrd /boot/initrd-$(uname -r) | less
----
To display the contents of a file in the initramfs also use the lsinitrd tool:
----
-# lsinitrd /boot/initramfs-$(uname -r).img /etc/ld.so.conf
+# lsinitrd /boot/initrd-$(uname -r) /etc/ld.so.conf
include ld.so.conf.d/*.conf
----
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ _/etc/dracut.conf_ or _/etc/dracut.conf.
You can also add dracut modules on the command line
by using the -a or --add option:
----
-# dracut --add bootchart initramfs-bootchart.img
+# dracut --add bootchart initrd-bootchart
----
To see a list of available dracut modules, use the --list-modules option:
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ automatically picked up by dracut, you h
on the command line or the drivers vaiable in the _/etc/dracut.conf_
or _/etc/dracut.conf.d/myconf.conf_ configuration file (see <<dracutconf5>>):
----
-# dracut --add-drivers mymod initramfs-with-mymod.img
+# dracut --add-drivers mymod initrd-with-mymod
----
== Boot parameters
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ To add your own files to the initramfs i
The --include option let you specify a source path and a target path. For example
----
-# dracut --include cmdline-preset /etc/cmdline.d/mycmdline.conf initramfs-cmdline-pre.img
+# dracut --include cmdline-preset /etc/cmdline.d/mycmdline.conf initrd-cmdline-pre.img
----
will create an initramfs image, where the file cmdline-preset will be copied
inside the initramfs to _/etc/cmdline.d/mycmdline.conf_. --include can only be specified once.
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ rd.live.overlay/
└── conf.d
└── testvar.conf
-# dracut --include rd.live.overlay / initramfs-rd.live.overlay.img
+# dracut --include rd.live.overlay / initrd-rd.live.overlay.img
----
This will put the contents of the rd.live.overlay directory into the root of the
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ creation time.
----
-# dracut --install 'strace fsck.ext3 ssh' initramfs-dbg.img
+# dracut --install 'strace fsck.ext3 ssh' initrd-dbg
----
This will create an initramfs with the strace, fsck.ext3 and ssh executables,
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ For example for a NFS image, you would d
----
-# dracut -m "nfs network base" initramfs-nfs-only.img
+# dracut -m "nfs network base" initrd-nfs-only
----
Then you would boot from this image with your target machine and reduce the size
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ once more by creating it on the target m
----
-# dracut -m "nfs network base" --host-only initramfs-nfs-host-only.img
+# dracut -m "nfs network base" --host-only initrd-nfs-host-only
----
This will reduce the size of the initramfs image significantly.
--- dracut-033.orig/dracut-initramfs-restore.sh
+++ dracut-033/dracut-initramfs-restore.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ KERNEL_VERSION="$(uname -r)"
if [[ $MACHINE_ID ]] && [[ -d /boot/${MACHINE_ID} || -L /boot/${MACHINE_ID} ]] ; then
IMG="/boot/${MACHINE_ID}/${KERNEL_VERSION}/initrd"
fi
-[[ -f $IMG ]] || IMG="/boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_VERSION}.img"
+[[ -f $IMG ]] || IMG="/boot/initrd-$(uname -r)"
cd /run/initramfs
--- dracut-033.orig/dracut.sh
+++ dracut-033/dracut.sh
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ if ! [[ $outfile ]]; then
if [[ $MACHINE_ID ]] && ( [[ -d /boot/${MACHINE_ID} ]] || [[ -L /boot/${MACHINE_ID} ]] ); then
outfile="/boot/${MACHINE_ID}/$kernel/initrd"
else
- outfile="/boot/initramfs-$kernel.img"
+ outfile="/boot/initrd-$kernel"
fi
fi
--- dracut-033.orig/mkinitrd-dracut.sh
+++ dracut-033/mkinitrd-dracut.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ usage () {
$cmd " [--nocompress]"
$cmd " <initrd-image> <kernel-version>"
$cmd ""
- $cmd " (ex: ${0##*/} /boot/initramfs-$kver.img $kver)"
+ $cmd " (ex: ${0##*/} /boot/initrd-$kver $kver)"
[[ $1 = '-n' ]] && exit 0
exit 1
--- dracut-033.orig/lsinitrd.1.asc
+++ dracut-033/lsinitrd.1.asc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DESCRIPTION
-----------
lsinitrd shows the contents of an initramfs image. if <image> is omitted, then
lsinitrd uses the default image _/boot/<machine-id>/<kernel-version>/initrd_ or
-_/boot/initramfs-<kernel-version>.img_.
+_/boot/initrd-<kernel-version>.img_.
OPTIONS
-------
--- dracut-033.orig/lsinitrd.sh
+++ dracut-033/lsinitrd.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ else
&& [[ -d /boot/${MACHINE_ID} || -L /boot/${MACHINE_ID} ]] ; then
image="/boot/${MACHINE_ID}/${KERNEL_VERSION}/initrd"
else
- image="/boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_VERSION}.img"
+ image="/boot/initrd-${KERNEL_VERSION}"
fi
fi
--- dracut-033.orig/51-dracut-rescue-postinst.sh
+++ dracut-033/51-dracut-rescue-postinst.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ fi
[[ $MACHINE_ID ]] || exit 1
[[ -f $KERNEL_IMAGE ]] || exit 1
-INITRDFILE="/boot/initramfs-0-rescue-${MACHINE_ID}.img"
+INITRDFILE="/boot/initrd-0-rescue-${MACHINE_ID}"
NEW_KERNEL_IMAGE="${KERNEL_IMAGE%/*}/vmlinuz-0-rescue-${MACHINE_ID}"
[[ -f $INITRDFILE ]] && [[ -f $NEW_KERNEL_IMAGE ]] && exit 0
