27.04.2015 17:57, kp kirchdoerfer пишет: > Am Sonntag, 26. April 2015, 14:47:09 schrieb Mega: >> Am 25.04.2015 um 18:36 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer: >>> Hi Gents; >>> >>> I've uploaded a new beta verson for 5.2 and currently we do have the >>> modules twice - as tgz and as squashfs file. >>> We should finish the move for the rc1. >>> >>> What tasks are open to accomplish it? >> Whatever a rc1 needs, is there a formal requirement for a rc1, maybe how >> long the beta was running without a hitch? > There is at least one requirement: No half-implemented features, which only > adds more bytes. > > I've reread the discussions how squashfs made it into the release, and it is > still my understanding that one goal was to shrink the size needed by > packages carrying modules (initmod, moddb, modules.tgz); until now we have > only added one more with 11MB (modules.sqfs), while the three others are still > the same (not to mention that the kernel and busybox are somewhat larger due > to squahfs support) Mostly - to reduce RAM requirements + improve usability (no need of hwdetect except hotplugging) > >>> from Andrews commit message: >>> "initrd: add basic hw autodetect using squashfs >>> >>> initial realization. looks working. needs additional features (for >>> ex., >>> list of nftables/iptables modules to copy from squash) before it'll >>> completely replaces moddb." >> We cannot completely remove moddb as _again_ small systems need e >> reduced set of modules to be present and may not be able to run >> hwdetect. There may be an empty moddb or a missing moddb for larger systems. > For those very small systems an initrd/initmod with all modules required will > be a better to go. If they are too small to run hwdetect, they are most > probably that small, that the required modules are more or less fixed. > > Will moddb.lrp still the place where user-added modules (either via scp, > hwdetect whatelse will be stored? Yes. All modules loaded from initmod and from squashfs are ignored on moddb save
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