Your message dated Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:25:41 +0100
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and subject line Re: Bug#561099: initramfs-tools: determination of "newest
kernel" in update-initramfs -u uses improper sorting
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regarding initramfs-tools: determination of "newest kernel" in update-initramfs
-u uses improper sorting
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.93.4
Severity: normal
It seems as if lexical sort is used to determine the "newest kernel" for which
the initramfs is updated when calling "update-initramfs -u". For example, at
my machine, this leads to the initramfs of 2.6.32-rc8 being updated instead of
the more recend 2.6.32. This behaviour is at variance with the man page's claim
of updating the "newest kernel".
Cheers!
Thiemo
-- Package-specific info:
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-rc3 root=/dev/mapper/sda7_crypt ro vga=6 quiet
-- /proc/filesystems
ext3
ext2
ext4
msdos
vfat
ntfs
ufs
fuseblk
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
fuse 47596 1
ufs 57095 0
ntfs 198726 0
vfat 6701 0
msdos 5152 0
fat 37370 2 vfat,msdos
ext4 260995 0
jbd2 70661 1 ext4
ext2 49699 0
nfs 214833 0
lockd 54524 1 nfs
nfs_acl 1873 1 nfs
auth_rpcgss 28669 1 nfs
sunrpc 161065 5 nfs,lockd,nfs_acl,auth_rpcgss
ath5k 125094 0
mac80211 112034 1 ath5k
ath 6626 1 ath5k
i915 224634 2
drm_kms_helper 20086 1 i915
drm 128998 4 i915,drm_kms_helper
i2c_algo_bit 3905 1 i915
sco 13374 2
bnep 11863 2
rfcomm 55347 0
l2cap 38558 6 bnep,rfcomm
crc16 1175 2 ext4,l2cap
bluetooth 77376 6 sco,bnep,rfcomm,l2cap
acpi_cpufreq 6212 0
cpufreq_conservative 4926 0
cpufreq_powersave 738 0
cpufreq_userspace 2143 0
cpufreq_stats 2505 0
binfmt_misc 5467 1
loop 10993 0
snd_hda_codec_realtek 183169 1
option 13463 0
snd_hda_intel 18438 2
usbserial 26005 1 option
snd_hda_codec 50719 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 29050 0
snd_mixer_oss 10771 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 55049 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 1150 0
snd_seq_oss 21313 0
snd_seq_midi_event 4826 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 38774 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
usb_storage 27505 0
snd_timer 14736 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 4911 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
eeepc_laptop 10780 0
rtc_cmos 8572 0
snd 42259 14
snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
intel_agp 20001 1
atl1e 28309 0
rtc_core 12243 1 rtc_cmos
psmouse 35771 0
uhci_hcd 24640 0
rng_core 2658 0
soundcore 4851 1 snd
rtc_lib 1737 1 rtc_core
evdev 6502 15
ehci_hcd 39222 0
pci_hotplug 11153 1 eeepc_laptop
ac 2514 0
snd_page_alloc 5973 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
battery 8152 0
agpgart 24986 4 drm,intel_agp
button 4470 1 i915
processor 28676 3 acpi_cpufreq
sha256_generic 11554 0
dm_crypt 9582 1
dm_mod 50158 3 dm_crypt
sd_mod 24415 4
thermal 10344 0
fan 2839 0
ata_generic 2367 0
ata_piix 18013 3
libata 126173 2 ata_generic,ata_piix
-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# Kernel image management overrides
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
do_symlinks = yes
relative_links = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_bootfloppy = no
do_initrd = yes
link_in_boot = no
postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=dep
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
BOOT=local
DEVICE=eth0
NFSROOT=auto
-- /etc/crypttab
#sda5_crypt /dev/sda5 /etc/crypt.swap.key luks,swap
sda7_crypt /dev/sda7 none luks
-- /sys/block
dm-0
loop0
loop1
loop2
loop3
loop4
loop5
loop6
loop7
sda
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'proposed-updates'), (500,
'oldstable-proposed-updates'), (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'stable'), (300,
'unstable'), (150, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-rc3 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii cpio 2.10-1 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar
ii findutils 4.4.2-1 utilities for finding files--find,
ii klibc-utils 1.5.15-1 small utilities built with klibc f
ii module-init-tools 3.11-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo
ii udev 149-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.14.2-2 Tiny utilities for small and embed
initramfs-tools suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 11:37:58PM +0100, Thiemo Nagel wrote:
>
> Let me try: "The program's behaviour differs from the description in
> the manpage." Doesn't sound like a bug to you?
>
> Of course, the issue can be fixed a) in the program or b) in the man
> page, but in my opinion, it definitely should be fixed.
>
no convincing args came up.
rcX kernels are special and not worth to add special logic for them.
people using them are considered advanced users.
over and out.
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