Re: [PATCH 07/15] initrd.4, proc.5, bootparam.7: update pointer to in-kernel initrd documentation

["Michael Kerrisk (man-opages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>]

On 09/11/2017 05:04 AM, Eugene Syromyatnikov wrote:
> Linux commit v4.10-rc1~40^2~86^2~4 moves initrd documentation from
> Documentation/initrd.txt to Documentation/admin-quide/initrd.rst.


Applied. Thanks!

Cheers,

Michael



> * man4/initrd.4 (.SS Changing the normal root filesystem, .SH SEE ALSO):
> Amend pointer to in-kernel initrd documentation with change introduced
> in Linux 4.10 (move to Documentation/admin-guide/initrd.rst).
> * man5/proc.5 (.SS Files and directories)
> <.TP .I /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev>: Likewise.
> * man7/bootparam.7 (.SS Boot arguments for ramdisk use)
> <.TP .B 'noinitrd'>: Likewise.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eugene Syromyatnikov <evgsyr-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> ---
>   man4/initrd.4    | 8 ++++++++
>   man5/proc.5      | 6 +++++-
>   man7/bootparam.7 | 6 +++++-
>   3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man4/initrd.4 b/man4/initrd.4
> index 70ef9d3..76b5bbf 100644
> --- a/man4/initrd.4
> +++ b/man4/initrd.4
> @@ -312,7 +312,11 @@ The use of
>   .I /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev
>   to change the root filesystem is obsolete.
>   See the Linux kernel source file
> +.I Documentation/admin\-guide/initrd.rst
> +.\" commit 9d85025b0418163fae079c9ba8f8445212de8568
> +(or
>   .I Documentation/initrd.txt
> +before Linux 4.10)
>   as well as
>   .BR pivot_root (2)
>   and
> @@ -486,6 +490,10 @@ The behavior may change in future versions of the Linux kernel.
>   .BR freeramdisk (8),
>   .BR rdev (8)
>   .PP
> +.I Documentation/admin\-guide/initrd.rst
> +.\" commit 9d85025b0418163fae079c9ba8f8445212de8568
> +(or
>   .I Documentation/initrd.txt
> +before Linux 4.10)
>   in the Linux kernel source tree, the LILO documentation,
>   the LOADLIN documentation, the SYSLINUX documentation
> diff --git a/man5/proc.5 b/man5/proc.5
> index c710926..136a2fb 100644
> --- a/man5/proc.5
> +++ b/man5/proc.5
> @@ -4615,7 +4615,11 @@ This value is the default if the kernel was not configured with
>   .TP
>   .I /proc/sys/kernel/real-root-dev
>   This file is documented in the Linux kernel source file
> -.IR Documentation/initrd.txt .
> +.I Documentation/admin\-guide/initrd.rst
> +.\" commit 9d85025b0418163fae079c9ba8f8445212de8568
> +(or
> +.I Documentation/initrd.txt
> +before Linux 4.10).
>   .TP
>   .IR /proc/sys/kernel/reboot-cmd " (Sparc only) "
>   This file seems to be a way to give an argument to the SPARC
> diff --git a/man7/bootparam.7 b/man7/bootparam.7
> index 92c9441..c6f8735 100644
> --- a/man7/bootparam.7
> +++ b/man7/bootparam.7
> @@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ the usual boot sequence (e.g., invocation of
>   is performed.
>   .IP
>   For a detailed description of the initrd feature, see the kernel source file
> -.IR Documentation/initrd.txt .
> +.I Documentation/admin\-guide/initrd.rst
> +.\" commit 9d85025b0418163fae079c9ba8f8445212de8568
> +(or
> +.I Documentation/initrd.txt
> +before Linux 4.10).
>   .IP
>   The 'noinitrd' option tells the kernel that although it was compiled for
>   operation with initrd, it should not go through the above steps, but
> 
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