Package: multipath-tools-initramfs
Version: 1.0.1
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch

Hi !

Here is a small patch for initramfs local-top script.
 1. We do not load the multipath daemon in initrd
 2. It seems safer to launch kpartx only on multipath devices

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.22.1-zoro.16
Locale: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
--- scripts/local-top/multipath_script~ 2007-06-08 22:42:16.000000000 +0200
+++ scripts/local-top/multipath_script  2007-09-21 14:52:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 
 modprobe dm-multipath
 
-echo "Loading multipath daemon"
+echo "Detecting multipath disks"
 
 /sbin/multipath -v 0
-
-for ASDF in /dev/mapper/*; do kpartx -a $ASDF; done
+/sbin/dmsetup ls --target multipath --exec 'kpartx -a'
 
 exit 0
 

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