From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-opages)" Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/15] initrd.4, proc.5, bootparam.7: update pointer to in-kernel initrd documentation Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:57:30 +0200 Message-ID: <39a101df-7f3a-d2ef-ca29-21242ffab429@gmail.com> References: <20170911030403.GA30008@asgard.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20170911030403.GA30008-ZbobWygYI+YXGNroddHbYwC/G2K4zDHf@public.gmane.org> Content-Language: en-US Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Eugene Syromyatnikov Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.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 > --- > 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 to change the root filesystem is obsolete.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 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html