3 - add ifname= argument for persistent netdev names
4 - new /initqueue-finished to check if the main loop can be left
5 - copy mdadm.conf if --mdadmconf set or mdadmconf in dracut.conf
6 - plymouth: use plymouth-populate-initrd
7 - add add_drivers for dracut and dracut.conf
8 - add modprobe scsi_wait_scan to be sure everything was scanned
9 - fix for several problems with md raid containers
10 - fix for selinux policy loading
11 - fix for mdraid for IMSM
12 - fix for bug, which prevents installing 61-persistent-storage.rules (bug #520109)
13 - fix for missing grep for md
17 - better --hostonly checks
18 - better lvm/mdraid/dmraid handling
19 - fcoe booting support
20 Supported cmdline formats:
21 fcoe=<networkdevice>:<dcb|nodcb>
22 fcoe=<macaddress>:<dcb|nodcb>
24 Note currently only nodcb is supported, the dcb option is reserved for
27 Note letters in the macaddress must be lowercase!
31 fcoe=4A:3F:4C:04:F8:D7:nodcb
33 - Syslog support for dracut
34 This module provides syslog functionality in the initrd.
35 This is especially interesting when complex configuration being
36 used to provide access to the device the rootfs resides on.
41 - let plymouth attach to the terminal (nice text output now)
42 - new kernel command line parameter "rdinfo" show dracut output, even when
44 - rd_LUKS_UUID is now handled correctly
45 - dracut-gencmdline: rd_LUKS_UUID and rd_MD_UUID is now correctly generated
46 - now generates initrd-generic with around 15MB
51 - iSCSI with username and password
52 - support for live images (dmsquashed live images)
53 - iscsi_firmware fixes
59 - dracut: strip binaries in initramfs
62 strip binaries in the initramfs (default)
65 do not strip binaries in the initramfs
68 Usage: ./dracut-catimages [OPTION]... <initramfs> <base image>
70 Creates initial ramdisk image by concatenating several images from the
72 line and /boot/dracut/
74 -f, --force Overwrite existing initramfs file.
75 -i, --imagedir Directory with additional images to add
76 (default: /boot/dracut/)
77 -o, --overlaydir Overlay directory, which contains files that
78 will be used to create an additional image
79 --nooverlay Do not use the overlay directory
80 --noimagedir Do not use the additional image directory
81 -h, --help This message
82 --debug Output debug information of the build process
83 -v, --verbose Verbose output during the build process
89 - dracut: add --kernel-only and --no-kernel arguments
92 only install kernel drivers and firmware files
95 do not install kernel drivers and firmware files
97 All kernel module related install commands moved from "install"
100 For "--kernel-only" all installkernel scripts of the specified
101 modules are used, regardless of any checks, so that all modules
102 which might be needed by any dracut generic image are in.
104 The basic idea is to create two images. One image with the kernel
105 modules and one without. So if the kernel changes, you only have
106 to replace one image.
108 Grub and the kernel can handle multiple images, so grub entry can
111 title Fedora (2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586)
113 kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586 ro rhgb quiet
114 initrd /initrd-20090722.img /initrd-kernel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img /initrd-config.img
117 the image provided by the initrd rpm
118 one old backup version is kept like with the kernel
120 initrd-kernel-2.6.29.5-191.fc11.i586.img
121 the image provided by the kernel rpm
124 optional image with local configuration files
126 - dracut: add --kmoddir directory, where to look for kernel modules
129 specify the directory, where to look for kernel modules
135 - more generic (all plymouth modules, all keyboards, all console fonts)
136 - more kernel command line parameters (see also man dracut(8))
137 - a helper tool, which generates the kernel command line (dracut-gencmdline)
138 - bridged network boot
139 - a lot of new command line parameter
144 - firmware loading support
145 - new internal queue (initqueue)
146 initqueue now loops until /dev/root exists or root is mounted
148 init now has the following points to inject scripts:
151 scripts for command line parsing
154 scripts to run before udev is started
157 scripts to run before the main udev trigger is pulled
160 runs in parallel to the udev trigger
161 Udev events can add scripts here with /sbin/initqueue.
162 If /sbin/initqueue is called with the "--onetime" option, the script
163 will be removed after it was run.
164 If /initqueue/work is created and udev >= 143 then this loop can
165 process the jobs in parallel to the udevtrigger.
166 If the udev queue is empty and no root device is found or no root
167 filesystem was mounted, the user will be dropped to a shell after
169 Scripts can remove themselves from the initqueue by "rm $job".
172 scripts to run before the root filesystem is mounted
173 NFS is an exception, because it has no device node to be created
174 and mounts in the udev events
177 scripts to mount the root filesystem
178 NFS is an exception, because it has no device node to be created
179 and mounts in the udev events
180 If the udev queue is empty and no root device is found or no root
181 filesystem was mounted, the user will be dropped to a shell after
185 scripts to run before the real init is executed and the initramfs
187 All processes started before should be killed here.
189 The behaviour of the dmraid module demonstrates how to use the new
190 mechanism. If it detects a device which is part of a raidmember from a
191 udev rule, it installs a job to scan for dmraid devices, if the udev
192 queue is empty. After a scan, it removes itsself from the queue.
199 - first public version