initrd.4, proc.5, bootparam.7: update pointer to in-kernel initrd documentation

PATCH Applied Eugene Syromyatnikov 2 participants 2 messages Sep 11, 2017 1 message not in the archive Man-pages: manual pages for Linux -- Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7

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

Linux commit v4.10-rc1~40^2~86^2~4 moves initrd documentation from Documentation/initrd.txt to Documentation/admin-quide/initrd.rst.

* 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 <[email protected]>

---
 man4/initrd.4    | 8 ++++++++
 man5/proc.5      | 6 +++++-
 man7/bootparam.7 | 6 +++++-
 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

man4/initrd.4 +8 -0

index 70ef9d3..76b5bbf 100644
@@ -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 to change the root filesystem is obsolete.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

man5/proc.5 +5 -1

index c710926..136a2fb 100644
@@ -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

man7/bootparam.7 +5 -1

index 92c9441..c6f8735 100644
@@ -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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2017-09-11 13:57 UTC #2 lore raw

Quoted 2 lines · Eugene Syromyatnikov

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

Quoted 67 lines

Signed-off-by Eugene Syromyatnikov <[email protected]>

---
  man4/initrd.4    | 8 ++++++++
  man5/proc.5      | 6 +++++-
  man7/bootparam.7 | 6 +++++-
  3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

man4/initrd.4 +8 -0

index 70ef9d3..76b5bbf 100644
@@ -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

man5/proc.5 +5 -1

index c710926..136a2fb 100644
@@ -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

man7/bootparam.7 +0 -0

index 92c9441..c6f8735 100644
@@ -378,7 +378,11 @@ the usual boot sequence (e.g., invocation of
  is performed.
  .IP

man7/bootparam.7 the usual boot sequence (e.g., invocation of · line 388

Quoted 10 lines

man7/bootparam.7 +5 -1

  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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