linux-kernel - Re: Unknown initrd commands

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Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:02:34 -0600
From:	Robert Hancock <hancockrwd@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject:  Re: Unknown initrd commands

stonee@...e-mail.net wrote:
> I have been digging around a few times online, and have not been able to find where some commands invoked from the Fedora init script are located.
> 
> The contents of the script are as follows along with some notes that I've added:
> 

...

> mkblkdevs
>    # ? 
> stabilized --hash --interval 250 /proc/scsi/scsi
>    # ?
> resume /dev/sda2
>    # ?
> 
> echo Creating root device.
> mkrootdev -t ext3 -o defaults,ro /dev/sda1
> echo Mounting root filesystem.
> mount /sysroot
> echo Setting up other filesystems.
> 
> setuproot
>    # ?
> 
> loadpolicy
>    # ?
> Where are these commands documented? Also, do initrd/nash have a home page? 
> 
> Thanks! 
> 
> By the way, please include my safemail e-mail in responses as I am not subscribed to the list.

I believe these are nash built-ins. There's a man page, but it doesn't 
seem to list these commands, presumably it's out of date. Likely the 
only good documentation for them is the nash source code..

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