On Monday 30 September 2013 11:24:58 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:16 +0200, Joost Roeleveld wrote: > > > Installing a new kernel does not magically make the old one break. If > > > that kernel worked yesterday, it will work today. > > > > Actually, that is not guaranteed. > > I remember a situation in the past where boot-critical software > > required a certain minimal kernel-version with specific config-settings. > > Without those I could not boot. > > I don't see how that is an issue with correctly written ebuilds. > > If you update the kernel, you are increasing the version number and your > old one will still work. > > If you update the software, the ebuild should detect an unsuitable kernel > and either warn you or abort.
That is the problem though, the ebuild can't detect that there is an unsuitable kernel still available. > Either way, it is irrelevant whether you are using an initramfs or not. I agree, my comment was made to point out that a kernel that worked yesterday, may no longer work tomorrow. -- Joost
