[PATCH 1/2] add --tmpdir option to cmd line args and tmpdir to config file

[PATCH 1/2] add --tmpdir option to cmd line args and tmpdir to config file

[Amadeusz Żołnowski]

Default temporary directory used by Dracut is /var/tmp, but users might
want to change it to /tmp.
---
 dracut.conf |    2 ++
 dracut.sh   |    9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dracut.conf b/dracut.conf
index a502066..1ee563e 100644
--- a/dracut.conf
+++ b/dracut.conf
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ lvmconf="yes"
 
 # inhibit installation of any fsck tools
 #nofscks="yes"
+
+tmpdir=/tmp
diff --git a/dracut.sh b/dracut.sh
index 1bf8ad9..5887131 100755
--- a/dracut.sh
+++ b/dracut.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ Creates initial ramdisk images for preloading modules
                          Default: /etc/dracut.conf
   --confdir [DIR]       Specify configuration directory to use *.conf files
                          from. Default: /etc/dracut.conf.d
+  --tmpdir [DIR]        Temporary directory to be used instead of default
+                         /var/tmp.
   -l, --local           Local mode. Use modules from the current working
                          directory instead of the system-wide installed in
                          /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d.
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ while (($# > 0)); do
         -k|--kmoddir)  read_arg drivers_dir_l        "$@" || shift;;
         -c|--conf)     read_arg conffile             "$@" || shift;;
         --confdir)     read_arg confdir              "$@" || shift;;
+        --tmpdir)      read_arg tmpdir_l             "$@" || shift;;
         -L|--stdlog)   read_arg stdloglvl_l          "$@" || shift;;
         --compress)    read_arg compress_l           "$@" || shift;;
         --prefix)      read_arg prefix_l             "$@" || shift;;
@@ -411,6 +414,8 @@ stdloglvl=$((stdloglvl + verbosity_mod_l))
 [[ $lvmconf_l ]] && lvmconf=$lvmconf_l
 [[ $dracutbasedir ]] || dracutbasedir=/usr/lib/dracut
 [[ $fw_dir ]] || fw_dir="/lib/firmware/updates /lib/firmware"
+[[ $tmpdir_l ]] && tmpdir="$tmpdir_l"
+[[ $tmpdir ]] || tmpdir=/var/tmp
 [[ $do_strip ]] || do_strip=no
 [[ $compress_l ]] && compress=$compress_l
 [[ $show_modules_l ]] && show_modules=$show_modules_l
@@ -544,8 +549,8 @@ elif [[ -f "$outfile" && ! -w "$outfile" ]]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-readonly TMPDIR=/var/tmp
-readonly initdir=$(mktemp --tmpdir=/var/tmp/ -d -t initramfs.XXXXXX)
+readonly TMPDIR="$tmpdir"
+readonly initdir=$(mktemp --tmpdir="$TMPDIR/" -d -t initramfs.XXXXXX)
 [ -d "$initdir" ] || {
     dfatal "mktemp failed."
     exit 1
-- 
1.7.8.5

[PATCH 2/2] document --tmpdir option

[Amadeusz Żołnowski]

---
 dracut.8.asc      |    6 ++++++
 dracut.conf.5.asc |    3 +++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/dracut.8.asc b/dracut.8.asc
index 10cccc0..7c53314 100644
--- a/dracut.8.asc
+++ b/dracut.8.asc
@@ -217,6 +217,12 @@ Default:
 Default:
    _/etc/dracut.conf.d_
 
+**--tmpdir** _<temporary directory>_::
+    specify temporary directory to use.
++
+Default:
+   _/var/tmp_
+
 **--sshkey** _<sshkey file>_:: ssh key file used with ssh-client module.
 
 **-l, --local**::
diff --git a/dracut.conf.5.asc b/dracut.conf.5.asc
index 8709617..017a221 100644
--- a/dracut.conf.5.asc
+++ b/dracut.conf.5.asc
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ line are not interpreted.
 *hostonly=*"__{yes|no}__"::
     Host-Only mode: Install only what is needed for booting the local host instead of a generic host.
 
+*tmpdir=*"__<temporary directory>__"::
+    Specify temporary directory to use.
+
 [WARNING]
 ====
 If chrooted to another root other than the real root device, use --fstab and provide a valid _/etc/fstab_.
-- 
1.7.8.5

Re: [PATCH 1/2] add --tmpdir option to cmd line args and tmpdir to config file

[Harald Hoyer]

Am 26.03.2012 14:28, schrieb Amadeusz Żołnowski:
> Default temporary directory used by Dracut is /var/tmp, but users might
> want to change it to /tmp.
> ---
>  dracut.conf |    2 ++
>  dracut.sh   |    9 +++++++--
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/dracut.conf b/dracut.conf
> index a502066..1ee563e 100644
> --- a/dracut.conf
> +++ b/dracut.conf
> @@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ lvmconf="yes"
>  
>  # inhibit installation of any fsck tools
>  #nofscks="yes"
> +
> +tmpdir=/tmp

pushed, but commented in the line above...