diff --git a/0007-Backup-and-restore-run-initramfs-via-systemd-service.patch b/0007-Backup-and-restore-run-initramfs-via-systemd-service.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5892264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0007-Backup-and-restore-run-initramfs-via-systemd-service.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+From 39fdc4101ac9c04a2b8365567739da8573f12431 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Harald Hoyer <harald@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:37:18 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Backup and restore /run/initramfs via systemd services
+
+This saves the space /run/initramfs is taking for the shutdown
+---
+ Makefile | 16 ++++++++++++++--
+ dracut-backup.service | 15 +++++++++++++++
+ dracut-initramfs-backup.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
+ dracut-restore.service | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
+ dracut.spec | 12 +++++++++++-
+ 5 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 dracut-backup.service
+ create mode 100644 dracut-initramfs-backup.sh
+ create mode 100644 dracut-restore.service
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 8d7b7d6..09e87c8 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ install: doc
+ mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(sysconfdir)/dracut.conf.d
+ install -m 0755 dracut-functions $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/dracut-functions
+ install -m 0755 dracut-logger $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/dracut-logger
++ install -m 0755 dracut-initramfs-backup.sh $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)/dracut-initramfs-backup
+ cp -arx modules.d $(DESTDIR)$(pkglibdir)
+ install -m 0644 dracut.8 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8/dracut.8
+ install -m 0644 dracut-catimages.8 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man8/dracut-catimages.8
+@@ -47,6 +48,15 @@ install: doc
+ install -m 0644 dracut.conf.5 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man5/dracut.conf.5
+ install -m 0644 dracut.cmdline.7 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man7/dracut.cmdline.7
+ ln -s dracut.cmdline.7 $(DESTDIR)$(mandir)/man7/dracut.kernel.7
++ if [ -n "$(systemdsystemunitdir)" ]; then \
++ mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir); \
++ install -m 0644 dracut-backup.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir); \
++ install -m 0644 dracut-restore.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir); \
++ mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/sysinit.target.wants; \
++ mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/reboot.target.wants; \
++ ln -s ../dracut-backup.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/sysinit.target.wants/dracut-backup.service; \
++ ln -s ../dracut-restore.service $(DESTDIR)$(systemdsystemunitdir)/reboot.target.wants/dracut-restore.service; \
++ fi
+
+ clean:
+ $(RM) *~
+@@ -77,12 +87,14 @@ rpm: dracut-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
+ ( mv "$$rpmbuild"/noarch/*.rpm .; mv "$$rpmbuild"/*.src.rpm .;rm -fr "$$rpmbuild"; ls *.rpm )
+
+ syncheck:
+- @ret=0;for i in dracut-logger modules.d/99base/init modules.d/*/*.sh; do \
++ @ret=0;for i in dracut-initramfs-backup.sh dracut-logger \
++ modules.d/99base/init modules.d/*/*.sh; do \
+ [ "$${i##*/}" = "module-setup.sh" ] && continue; \
+ [ "$${i##*/}" = "caps.sh" ] && continue; \
+ dash -n "$$i" ; ret=$$(($$ret+$$?)); \
+ done;exit $$ret
+- @ret=0;for i in dracut modules.d/02caps/caps.sh modules.d/*/module-setup.sh; do \
++ @ret=0;for i in mkinitrd-dracut.sh dracut modules.d/02caps/caps.sh \
++ modules.d/*/module-setup.sh; do \
+ bash -n "$$i" ; ret=$$(($$ret+$$?)); \
+ done;exit $$ret
+
+diff --git a/dracut-backup.service b/dracut-backup.service
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..69110eb
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/dracut-backup.service
+@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
++# This file is part of systemd.
++#
++# systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
++# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
++# (at your option) any later version.
++
++[Unit]
++Description=Save /run/initramfs
++ConditionPathExists=/run/initramfs
++
++[Service]
++ExecStart=/usr/lib/dracut/dracut-initramfs-backup backup
++Type=oneshot
++RemainAfterExit=yes
+diff --git a/dracut-initramfs-backup.sh b/dracut-initramfs-backup.sh
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..7320d40
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/dracut-initramfs-backup.sh
+@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
++#!/bin/sh
++# -*- mode: shell-script; indent-tabs-mode: nil; sh-basic-offset: 4; -*-
++# ex: ts=8 sw=4 sts=4 et filetype=sh
++
++set -e
++cd /run/initramfs
++
++if [ "x$1" = "xbackup" ]; then
++ compress="gzip"
++ command -v pigz > /dev/null 2>&1 && compress="pigz"
++ find . |cpio -H newc -o --quiet \
++ | pigz > /var/lib/initramfs/_run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz
++ mv -f /var/lib/initramfs/_run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz \
++ /var/lib/initramfs/run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz
++ rm -fr etc bin lib lib64 sbin shutdown tmp usr var
++ > .backuped
++elif [ "x$1" = "xrestore" ]; then
++ [ -f .backuped -a -f /var/lib/initramfs/run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz ] || exit 1
++ zcat /var/lib/initramfs/run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz | cpio -id >/dev/null 2>&1
++ rm .backuped
++ rm -f /var/lib/initramfs/run_initramfs-backup.cpio.gz
++fi
+diff --git a/dracut-restore.service b/dracut-restore.service
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..3a07efe
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/dracut-restore.service
+@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
++# This file is part of systemd.
++#
++# systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
++# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
++# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
++# (at your option) any later version.
++
++[Unit]
++Description=Restore /run/initramfs
++After=getty@tty1.service prefdm.service
++Before=reboot.service
++DefaultDependencies=no
++ConditionPathExists=/run/initramfs/.backuped
++
++[Service]
++ExecStart=/usr/lib/dracut/dracut-initramfs-backup restore
++Type=oneshot
++RemainAfterExit=yes
+\ No newline at end of file
+diff --git a/dracut.spec b/dracut.spec
+index 1b0b76b..17a62b2 100644
+--- a/dracut.spec
++++ b/dracut.spec
+@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Source0: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/boot/dracut/dracut-%{version}.tar
+
+ BuildArch: noarch
+ BuildRequires: dash bash git
++
+ %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 6
+ BuildRoot: %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
+ %endif
+@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ Obsoletes: nash <= 6.0.93
+ Obsoletes: libbdevid-python <= 6.0.93
+ %endif
+
++%if 0%{?fedora} > 16 || 0%{?rhel} > 6
++BuildRequires: systemd-units
++%endif
++
+ %if 0%{?suse_version} > 9999
+ Obsoletes: mkinitrd < 2.6.1
+ Provides: mkinitrd = 2.6.1
+@@ -161,7 +166,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+ make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
+ libdir=%{_prefix}/lib \
+ bindir=%{_bindir} \
+- sysconfdir=/etc mandir=%{_mandir}
++ sysconfdir=/etc mandir=%{_mandir} \
++ systemdsystemunitdir=%{_unitdir}
+
+ echo %{name}-%{version}-%{release} > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{dracutlibdir}/modules.d/10rpmversion/dracut-version
+
+@@ -266,6 +272,10 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+ %config(noreplace) /etc/logrotate.d/dracut_log
+ %attr(0644,root,root) %ghost %config(missingok,noreplace) %{_localstatedir}/log/dracut.log
+ %dir %{_sharedstatedir}/initramfs
++%if 0%{?fedora} > 16 || 0%{?rhel} > 6
++%{_unitdir}/*.service
++%{_unitdir}/*/*.service
++%endif
+
+ %files network
+ %defattr(-,root,root,0755)