Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.98.2 Severity: wishlist
scsi_wait_scan is a kernel module that waits until all the async scans are complete. Debian kernel as well as the ones from other Debian based distros usually have this stuff compiled as a kernel module and not statically into the kernel (which is good, because under certain conditions scsi_wait_scan *could* fail maybe, and disabling the compiled in driver doesn't seem to be possible). I just got a bugreport against Grml, stating that Grml as well as Debian and Ubuntu Server fail to boot on recent IBM BladeCenter HS22 hardware. Having scsi_wait_scan statically compiled into the kernel is known to fix this problem. Instead of going this approach I'd recommend to implement proper support for that in our i-t (which is also the way to go according to the module's source). My recommendation is to run "modprobe scsi_wait_scan" by default and provide a bootoption like "noscsiwait" to skip this part if wanted. (Optionally we could also try to rmmod the module after a long period of time hanging in the init process, in case we notice that there *might* be problems with autoloading the module; though I'm not yet sure whether this would really work, haven't looked into the details yet). I would volunteer to implement that and provide an according Grml ISO with that feature to the bugreporter for proper testing. What do you think of that? maks? regards, -mika- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/2010-09-08t00-55...@devnull.michael-prokop.at
