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| -rw-r--r-- | TODO | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/bootup.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | man/os-release.xml | 6 |
3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
@@ -1355,12 +1355,6 @@ Features: CapabilityQuintet we already have. (This likely allows us to drop libcap dep in the base OS image) -* add concept for "exitrd" as inverse of "initrd", that we can transition to at - shutdown, and has similar security semantics. This should then take the place - of dracut's shutdown logic. Should probably support sysexts too. Care needs - to be taken that the resulting logic ends up in RAM, i.e. is copied out of - on-disk storage. - * userdbd: implement an additional varlink service socket that provides the host user db in restricted form, then allow this to be bind mounted into sandboxed environments that want the host database in minimal form. All diff --git a/man/bootup.xml b/man/bootup.xml index db98f4649a..bba3bd2d7d 100644 --- a/man/bootup.xml +++ b/man/bootup.xml @@ -344,6 +344,17 @@ systemd-reboot.service | | | | </refsect1> <refsect1> + <title>The exitrd</title> + + <para>The "exitrd" is a concept symmetrical to the initrd. When the system manager is shutting down and + <filename>/run/initramfs/shutdown</filename> exists, it will switch root to + <filename>/run/initramfs/</filename> and execute <filename>/shutdown</filename>. This program runs from + the tmpfs mounted on <filename>/run/</filename>, so it can unmount the old root file system and perform + additional steps, for example dismantle complex storage or perform additional logging about the shutdown. + </para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> <title>See Also</title> <para><simplelist type="inline"> <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member> diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 315ed8fcd6..1ff112e057 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ <refsect2> <title><filename>/etc/initrd-release</filename></title> - <para>In the <ulink - url="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/initrd.html">initrd</ulink>, + <para>In the <ulink url="https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/initrd.html">initrd</ulink> + and exitrd, <filename>/etc/initrd-release</filename> plays the same role as <filename>os-release</filename> in the - main system. Additionally, the presence of that file means that the system is in the initrd phase. + main system. Additionally, the presence of that file means that the system is in the initrd/exitrd phase. <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> should be symlinked to <filename>/etc/initrd-release</filename> (or vice versa), so programs that only look for <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> (as described above) work correctly.</para> |