3 - add debian package modules
4 - add dracut.conf manpage
5 - add module 90multipath
7 - crypt: ignore devices in /etc/crypttab (root is not in there)
8 unless rd_NO_CRYPTTAB is specified
9 - kernel-modules: add scsi_dh scsi_dh_rdac scsi_dh_emc
10 - add multinic support
11 - add s390 zfcp support
12 - add s390 dasd support
13 - add s390 network support
14 - fixed dracut-gencmdline for root=UUID or LABEL
15 - do not destroy assembled raid arrays if mdadm.conf present
17 - let udevd not resolve group and user names
18 - moved network from udev to initqueue
19 - improved debug output: specifying "rdinitdebug" now logs
20 to dmesg, console and /init.log
21 - strip kernel modules which have no x bit set
22 - redirect stdin, stdout, stderr all RW to /dev/console
23 so the user can use "less" to view /init.log and dmesg
24 - add new device mapper udev rules and dmeventd
25 - fixed dracut-gencmdline for root=UUID or LABEL
26 - do not destroy assembled raid arrays if mdadm.conf present
28 - let udevd not resolve group and user names
29 - preserve timestamps of tools on initramfs generation
30 - generate symlinks for binaries correctly
31 - moved network from udev to initqueue
32 - mount nfs3 with nfsvers=3 option and retry with nfsvers=2
33 - fixed nbd initqueue-finished
34 - improved debug output: specifying "rdinitdebug" now logs
35 to dmesg, console and /init.log
36 - strip kernel modules which have no x bit set
37 - redirect stdin, stdout, stderr all RW to /dev/console
38 so the user can use "less" to view /init.log and dmesg
39 - make install of new dm/lvm udev rules optionally
40 - add new device mapper udev rules and dmeventd
41 - Fix LiveCD boot regression
42 - bail out if selinux policy could not be loaded and
43 selinux=0 not specified on kernel command line
44 - do not cleanup dmraids
49 - add ifname= argument for persistent netdev names
50 - new /initqueue-finished to check if the main loop can be left
51 - copy mdadm.conf if --mdadmconf set or mdadmconf in dracut.conf
52 - plymouth: use plymouth-populate-initrd
53 - add add_drivers for dracut and dracut.conf
54 - add modprobe scsi_wait_scan to be sure everything was scanned
55 - fix for several problems with md raid containers
56 - fix for selinux policy loading
57 - fix for mdraid for IMSM
58 - fix for bug, which prevents installing 61-persistent-storage.rules (bug #520109)
59 - fix for missing grep for md
63 - better --hostonly checks
64 - better lvm/mdraid/dmraid handling
65 - fcoe booting support
66 Supported cmdline formats:
67 fcoe=<networkdevice>:<dcb|nodcb>
68 fcoe=<macaddress>:<dcb|nodcb>
70 Note currently only nodcb is supported, the dcb option is reserved for
73 Note letters in the macaddress must be lowercase!
77 fcoe=4A:3F:4C:04:F8:D7:nodcb
79 - Syslog support for dracut
80 This module provides syslog functionality in the initrd.
81 This is especially interesting when complex configuration being
82 used to provide access to the device the rootfs resides on.
87 - let plymouth attach to the terminal (nice text output now)
88 - new kernel command line parameter "rdinfo" show dracut output, even when
90 - rd_LUKS_UUID is now handled correctly
91 - dracut-gencmdline: rd_LUKS_UUID and rd_MD_UUID is now correctly generated
92 - now generates initrd-generic with around 15MB
97 - iSCSI with username and password
98 - support for live images (dmsquashed live images)
99 - iscsi_firmware fixes
105 - dracut: strip binaries in initramfs
108 strip binaries in the initramfs (default)
111 do not strip binaries in the initramfs
114 Usage: ./dracut-catimages [OPTION]... <initramfs> <base image>
116 Creates initial ramdisk image by concatenating several images from the
118 line and /boot/dracut/
120 -f, --force Overwrite existing initramfs file.
121 -i, --imagedir Directory with additional images to add
122 (default: /boot/dracut/)
123 -o, --overlaydir Overlay directory, which contains files that
124 will be used to create an additional image
125 --nooverlay Do not use the overlay directory
126 --noimagedir Do not use the additional image directory
127 -h, --help This message
128 --debug Output debug information of the build process
129 -v, --verbose Verbose output during the build process
135 - dracut: add --kernel-only and --no-kernel arguments
138 only install kernel drivers and firmware files
141 do not install kernel drivers and firmware files
143 All kernel module related install commands moved from "install"
146 For "--kernel-only" all installkernel scripts of the specified
147 modules are used, regardless of any checks, so that all modules
148 which might be needed by any dracut generic image are in.
150 The basic idea is to create two images. One image with the kernel
151 modules and one without. So if the kernel changes, you only have
152 to replace one image.
154 Grub and the kernel can handle multiple images, so grub entry can
157 title Fedora (2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586)
159 kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586 ro rhgb quiet
160 initrd /initrd-20090722.img /initrd-kernel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img /initrd-config.img
163 the image provided by the initrd rpm
164 one old backup version is kept like with the kernel
166 initrd-kernel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img
167 the image provided by the kernel rpm
170 optional image with local configuration files
172 - dracut: add --kmoddir directory, where to look for kernel modules
175 specify the directory, where to look for kernel modules
181 - more generic (all plymouth modules, all keyboards, all console fonts)
182 - more kernel command line parameters (see also man dracut(8))
183 - a helper tool, which generates the kernel command line (dracut-gencmdline)
184 - bridged network boot
185 - a lot of new command line parameter
190 - firmware loading support
191 - new internal queue (initqueue)
192 initqueue now loops until /dev/root exists or root is mounted
194 init now has the following points to inject scripts:
197 scripts for command line parsing
200 scripts to run before udev is started
203 scripts to run before the main udev trigger is pulled
206 runs in parallel to the udev trigger
207 Udev events can add scripts here with /sbin/initqueue.
208 If /sbin/initqueue is called with the "--onetime" option, the script
209 will be removed after it was run.
210 If /initqueue/work is created and udev >= 143 then this loop can
211 process the jobs in parallel to the udevtrigger.
212 If the udev queue is empty and no root device is found or no root
213 filesystem was mounted, the user will be dropped to a shell after
215 Scripts can remove themselves from the initqueue by "rm $job".
218 scripts to run before the root filesystem is mounted
219 NFS is an exception, because it has no device node to be created
220 and mounts in the udev events
223 scripts to mount the root filesystem
224 NFS is an exception, because it has no device node to be created
225 and mounts in the udev events
226 If the udev queue is empty and no root device is found or no root
227 filesystem was mounted, the user will be dropped to a shell after
231 scripts to run before the real init is executed and the initramfs
233 All processes started before should be killed here.
235 The behaviour of the dmraid module demonstrates how to use the new
236 mechanism. If it detects a device which is part of a raidmember from a
237 udev rule, it installs a job to scan for dmraid devices, if the udev
238 queue is empty. After a scan, it removes itsself from the queue.
245 - first public version