>I was wondering if there are any other reasons customers patch the >miniroot besides driver updates. Obviously they get other updates with >the patches they are using, but I believe in general it is used for >device updates, correct? If so, does the ITU process that we offer >during install not suffice for this? In particular if this feature was >enhanced to be more usable and more automated and could find drivers >without user intervention?
It's not that simple; with all the new PCI/PCI-express support and bugs fixes in that area (Such as the HP hang, etc), customers generally need to install the main kernel patches in the miniroot. And if the kernel jumbo patch needs to go in, well, that pretty much settles it and arguing over whether all or some patches are needed is then purely acedemic. Casper
