diff --git a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
index 8cdef0b54201..6a78a46d29a1 100644
--- a/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
+++ b/contrib/initramfs/scripts/zfs
@@ -96,12 +96,11 @@ find_rootfs()
 find_pools()
 {
 	local CMD="$*"
-	local pools
+	local pools pool
 
 	pools=$($CMD 2> /dev/null | \
 		grep -E "pool:|^[a-zA-Z0-9]" | \
 		sed 's@.*: @@' | \
-		sort | \
 		while read pool; do \
 		    echo -n "$pool;"
 		done)
@@ -114,6 +113,11 @@ get_pools()
 {
 	local available_pools npools
 
+	if [ -n "${ZFS_POOL_IMPORT}" ]; then
+		echo "$ZFS_POOL_IMPORT"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
 	# Get the base list of availible pools.
 	available_pools=$(find_pools "$ZPOOL" import)
 
@@ -185,7 +189,7 @@ get_pools()
 import_pool()
 {
 	local pool="$1"
-	local dirs dir ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
+	local dirs dir
 
 	# Verify that the pool isn't already imported
 	# Make as sure as we can to not require '-f' to import.
@@ -223,7 +227,7 @@ import_pool()
 	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && zfs_log_begin_msg \
 		"Importing pool '${pool}' using defaults"
 
-	ZFS_CMD="${ZPOOL} import -N ${ZPOOL_FORCE}"
+	ZFS_CMD="${ZPOOL} import -N ${ZPOOL_FORCE} ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS}"
 	ZFS_STDERR="$($ZFS_CMD "$pool" 2>&1)"
 	ZFS_ERROR="$?"
 	if [ "${ZFS_ERROR}" != 0 ]
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ import_pool()
 			[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && zfs_log_begin_msg \
 				"Importing pool '${pool}' using cachefile."
 
-			ZFS_CMD="${ZPOOL} import -c ${ZPOOL_CACHE} -N ${ZPOOL_FORCE}"
+			ZFS_CMD="${ZPOOL} import -c ${ZPOOL_CACHE} -N ${ZPOOL_FORCE} ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS}"
 			ZFS_STDERR="$($ZFS_CMD "$pool" 2>&1)"
 			ZFS_ERROR="$?"
 		fi
@@ -308,7 +312,11 @@ load_module_initrd()
 mount_fs()
 {
 	local fs="$1"
-	local mountpoint ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
+	local mountpoint
+
+	# Check that the filesystem exists
+	"${ZFS}" list -oname -tfilesystem -H "${fs}" > /dev/null 2>&1
+	[ "$?" -ne 0 ] && return 1
 
 	# Need the _original_ datasets mountpoint!
 	mountpoint=$(get_fs_value "$fs" mountpoint)
@@ -378,7 +386,6 @@ mount_fs()
 decrypt_fs()
 {
 	local fs="$1"
-	local ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
 
 	# If the 'zfs key' command isn't availible, exit right here.
 	"${ZFS}" 2>&1 | grep -q 'key -l ' || return 0
@@ -449,7 +456,6 @@ decrypt_fs()
 destroy_fs()
 {
 	local fs="$1"
-	local ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
 
 	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && \
 	    zfs_log_begin_msg "Destroying '$fs'"
@@ -487,7 +493,6 @@ clone_snap()
 	local snap="$1"
 	local destfs="$2"
 	local mountpoint="$3"
-	local ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
 
 	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && zfs_log_begin_msg "Cloning '$snap' to '$destfs'"
 
@@ -526,7 +531,6 @@ clone_snap()
 rollback_snap()
 {
 	local snap="$1"
-	local ZFS_CMD ZFS_STDERR ZFS_ERROR
 
 	[ "$quiet" != "y" ] && zfs_log_begin_msg "Rollback $snap"
 
@@ -616,7 +620,7 @@ setup_snapshot_booting()
 		# already exists, destroy it. Recursivly
 		if [ $(get_fs_value "${rootfs}_${snapname}" type) ]; then
 			filesystems=$("${ZFS}" list -oname -tfilesystem -H \
-			    -r "${ZFS_BOOTFS}" | sort -r)
+			    -r -Sname "${ZFS_BOOTFS}")
 			for fs in $filesystems; do
 				destroy_fs "${fs}"
 			done
@@ -675,9 +679,7 @@ setup_snapshot_booting()
 # This is the main function.
 mountroot()
 {
-	local snaporig
-	local snapsub
-	local destfs
+	local snaporig snapsub destfs pool POOLS
 
 	# ----------------------------------------------------------------
 	# I N I T I A L   S E T U P
diff --git a/etc/init.d/README.md b/etc/init.d/README.md
index f3adc11859fd..89edb1da3118 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/README.md
+++ b/etc/init.d/README.md
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ INSTALLING INIT SCRIPT LINKS
   To setup the init script links in /etc/rc?.d manually on a Debian GNU/Linux
   (or derived) system, run the following commands (the order is important!):
 
-    update-rc.d zfs-import start 07 S .       stop 08 0 1 6 .
-    update-rc.d zfs-mount  start 02 2 3 4 5 . stop 07 0 1 6 .
-    update-rc.d zfs-zed    start 26 2 3 4 5 . stop 06 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-import start 07 S .       stop 07 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-mount  start 02 2 3 4 5 . stop 06 0 1 6 .
+    update-rc.d zfs-zed    start 07 2 3 4 5 . stop 08 0 1 6 .
     update-rc.d zfs-share  start 27 2 3 4 5 . stop 05 0 1 6 .
 
   To do the same on RedHat, Fedora and/or CentOS:
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs-functions.in b/etc/init.d/zfs-functions.in
index 95b0a2997ad7..acfdf99263d8 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/zfs-functions.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs-functions.in
@@ -310,6 +310,15 @@ get_root_pool()
 	[ "$5" = "zfs" ] && echo "${1%%/*}"
 }
 
+# Check if a variable is 'yes' (any case) or '1'
+# Returns TRUE if set.
+check_boolean()
+{
+	local var="$1"
+
+	echo "$var" | grep -Eiq "^yes$|^on$|^true$|^1$" && return 0 || return 1
+}
+
 check_module_loaded()
 {
 	module="$1"
@@ -348,12 +357,12 @@ read_mtab()
 			# * We need to use the external echo, because the
 			#   internal one would interpret the backslash code
 			#   (incorrectly), giving us a 
 instead.
-			mntpnt=$(/bin/echo "$mntpnt" | sed "s,\\\0,\\\00,")
+			mntpnt=$(/bin/echo "$mntpnt" | sed "s,\\\0,\\\00,g")
 			fs=$(/bin/echo "$fs" | sed "s,\\\0,\\\00,")
 
-			# Replace 'unwanted' characters with underscore.
-			mntpnt=$(printf '%b\n' "$mntpnt" | sed -e 's,/,_,g' \
-			    -e 's,-,_,g' -e 's,\.,_,g' -e 's, ,_,g')
+			# Remove 'unwanted' characters.
+			mntpnt=$(printf '%b\n' "$mntpnt" | sed -e 's,/,,g' \
+			    -e 's,-,,g' -e 's,\.,,g' -e 's, ,,g')
 			fs=$(printf '%b\n' "$fs")
 
 			# Set the variable.
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs-import.in b/etc/init.d/zfs-import.in
index a3d6c1442cee..5e219296379b 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/zfs-import.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs-import.in
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ do_import()
 		# Import by using ZPOOL_IMPORT_PATH (either set above or in
 		# the config file) _or_ with the 'built in' default search
 		# paths. This is the prefered way.
-		"$ZPOOL" import -N "$pool" 2> /dev/null
+		"$ZPOOL" import -N ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS} "$pool" 2> /dev/null
 		r="$?" ; RET=$((RET + r))
 		if [ "$r" -eq 0 ]
 		then
@@ -224,13 +224,14 @@ do_import()
 		if [ "$r" -gt 0 -a -f "$ZPOOL_CACHE" ]
 		then
 			# Failed to import without a cache file. Try WITH...
-			if [ -z "$init" -a "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ]
+			if [ -z "$init" ] && check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT"
 			then
 				# Interactive + Verbose = more information
 				zfs_log_progress_msg " using cache file"
 			fi
 
-			"$ZPOOL" import -c "$ZPOOL_CACHE" -N "$pool" 2> /dev/null
+			"$ZPOOL" import -c "$ZPOOL_CACHE" -N ${ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS} \
+				"$pool" 2> /dev/null
 			r="$?" ; RET=$((RET + r))
 			if [ "$r" -eq 0 ]
 			then
@@ -295,26 +296,24 @@ do_status()
 
 do_start()
 {
-	if [ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ]
+	if check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT"
 	then
 	    zfs_log_begin_msg "Checking if ZFS userspace tools present"
 	fi
 
 	if checksystem
 	then
-		[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && zfs_log_end_msg 0
+		check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && zfs_log_end_msg 0
 
-		if [ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ]
-		then
-		    zfs_log_begin_msg "Loading kernel ZFS infrastructure"
-		fi
+		check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
+			zfs_log_begin_msg "Loading kernel ZFS infrastructure"
 
 		if ! load_module "zfs"
 		then
-			[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && zfs_log_end_msg 1
+			check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && zfs_log_end_msg 1
 			return 5
 		fi
-		[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && zfs_log_end_msg 0
+		check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && zfs_log_end_msg 0
 
 		do_import && udev_trigger # just to make sure we get zvols.
 
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs-mount.in b/etc/init.d/zfs-mount.in
index 95aefd6d6cf9..05cea9b88892 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/zfs-mount.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs-mount.in
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ do_mount()
 {
 	local verbose overlay i mntpt val
 
-	[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && verbose=v
-	[ "$OVERLAY_MOUNTS" = 'yes' ] && overlay=O
+	check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && verbose=v
+	check_boolean "$DO_OVERLAY_MOUNTS" && overlay=O
 
 	zfs_action "Mounting ZFS filesystem(s)" \
 	    "$ZFS" mount -a$verbose$overlay "$MOUNT_EXTRA_OPTIONS"
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ do_mount()
 	# can get zfs-import to run sufficiently early on in the boot
 	# process - before local mounts. This is just here in case/if
 	# this isn't possible.
-	[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+	check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 	    zfs_log_begin_msg "Mounting volumes and filesystems registered in fstab"
 
 	read_mtab  "^/dev/(zd|zvol)"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ do_mount()
 		dev=$(eval echo "$"FSTAB_dev_$i)
 		if ! in_mtab "$mntpt" && ! is_mounted "$mntpt" && [ -e "$dev" ]
 		then
-			[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+			check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 				zfs_log_progress_msg "$mntpt "
 			fsck "$dev" && mount "$mntpt"
 		fi
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ do_mount()
 		mntpt=$(eval echo "$""$var")
 		if ! in_mtab "$mntpt" && ! is_mounted "$mntpt"
 		then
-			[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+			check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 				zfs_log_progress_msg "$mntpt "
 			mount "$mntpt"
 		fi
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ do_mount()
 		i=$((i + 1))
 		var=$(eval echo FSTAB_$i)
 	done
-	[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && zfs_log_end_msg 0
+	check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && zfs_log_end_msg 0
 
 	return 0
 }
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ do_unmount()
 	# this isn't possible.
 	zfs_action "Unmounting ZFS filesystems" "$ZFS" unmount -a
 
-	[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+	check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 	    zfs_log_begin_msg "Unmounting volumes and filesystems registered in fstab"
 
 	read_mtab  "^/dev/(zd|zvol)"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ do_unmount()
 		dev=$(eval echo "$"FSTAB_dev_$i)
 		if in_mtab "$mntpt"
 		then
-			[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+			check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 				zfs_log_progress_msg "$mntpt "
 			umount "$mntpt"
 		fi
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ do_unmount()
 	do
 		mntpt=$(eval echo "$""$var")
 		if in_mtab "$mntpt"; then
-			[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && \
+			check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && \
 			    zfs_log_progress_msg "$mntpt "
 			umount "$mntpt"
 		fi
@@ -167,20 +167,16 @@ do_unmount()
 		i=$((i + 1))
 		var=$(eval echo FSTAB_$i)
 	done
-	[ "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" = 'yes' ] && zfs_log_end_msg 0
+	check_boolean "$VERBOSE_MOUNT" && zfs_log_end_msg 0
 
 	return 0
 }
 
 do_start()
 {
-	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_MOUNT" || exit 0
 
-	case "$ZFS_MOUNT" in
-		[Oo][Ff][Ff]|[Nn][Oo]|''|0)
-			exit 3
-			;;
-	esac
+	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
 
 	# Ensure / exists in /etc/mtab, if not update mtab accordingly.
 	# This should be handled by rc.sysinit but lets be paranoid.
@@ -194,11 +190,7 @@ do_start()
 
 do_stop()
 {
-	case "$ZFS_UNMOUNT" in
-		[Oo][Ff][Ff]|[Nn][Oo]|''|0)
-			exit 0
-			;;
-	esac
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_UNMOUNT" || exit 0
 
 	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
 
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs-share.in b/etc/init.d/zfs-share.in
index 2b66afe500c7..1b70da4d50c7 100755
--- a/etc/init.d/zfs-share.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs-share.in
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ do_depend()
 
 do_start()
 {
-	case "$ZFS_SHARE" in
-		[Oo][Ff][Ff]|[Nn][Oo]|''|0)
-			exit 0
-			;;
-	esac
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_SHARE" || exit 0
 
 	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
 
@@ -53,11 +49,7 @@ do_start()
 
 do_stop()
 {
-	case "$ZFS_UNSHARE" in
-		[Oo][Ff][Ff]|[Nn][Oo]|''|0)
-			exit 0
-			;;
-	esac
+	check_boolean "$ZFS_UNSHARE" || exit 0
 
 	check_module_loaded "zfs" || exit 0
 
diff --git a/etc/init.d/zfs.in b/etc/init.d/zfs.in
index d81abfef56c4..eabb7e4675cb 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/zfs.in
+++ b/etc/init.d/zfs.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # ZoL userland configuration.
 
+# To enable a boolean setting, set it to yes, on, true, or 1.
+# Anything else will be interpreted as unset.
+
 # Run `zfs mount -a` during system start?
 ZFS_MOUNT='yes'
 
@@ -29,6 +32,27 @@ VERBOSE_MOUNT='no'
 # is not allowed).
 DO_OVERLAY_MOUNTS='no'
 
+# Any additional option to the 'zfs import' commandline?
+# Include '-o' for each option wanted.
+# You don't need to put '-f' in here, unless you want it ALL the time.
+# Using the option 'zfsforce=1' on the grub/kernel command line will
+# do the same, but on a case-to-case basis.
+ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS=""
+
+# Full path to the ZFS cache file?
+# See "cachefile" in zpool(8).
+# The default is "@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache".
+#ZPOOL_CACHE="@sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache"
+#
+# Setting ZPOOL_CACHE to an empty string ('') AND setting ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS to
+# "-c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache" will _enforce_ the use of a cache file.
+# This is needed in some cases (extreme amounts of VDEVs, multipath etc).
+# Generally, the use of a cache file is usually not recommended on Linux
+# because it sometimes is more trouble than it's worth (laptops with external
+# devices or when/if device nodes changes names).
+#ZPOOL_IMPORT_OPTS="-c @sysconfdir@/zfs/zpool.cache"
+#ZPOOL_CACHE=""
+
 # Any additional option to the 'zfs mount' command line?
 # Include '-o' for each option wanted.
 MOUNT_EXTRA_OPTIONS=""
@@ -77,6 +101,13 @@ ZFS_INITRD_POST_MODPROBE_SLEEP='0'
 # This is a space separated list.
 #ZFS_POOL_EXCEPTIONS="test2"
 
+# List of pools to import?
+# If this variable is set, there will be NO auto-import of ANY other
+# pool. In essence, there will be no auto detection of availible pools.
+# This is a semi-colon separated list.
+# Makes the variable ZFS_POOL_EXCEPTIONS above redundant (won't be checked).
+#ZFS_POOL_IMPORT="pool1;pool2"
+
 # Optional arguments for the ZFS Event Daemon (ZED).
 # See zed(8) for more information on available options.
 #ZED_ARGS="-M"