On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 02:08:21PM -0700, Jason Gerecke wrote: > RHEL and Fedora, like Ubuntu, include a copy of our kernel drivers > within the initramfs. This can cause problems when updating the driver > since if a tablet is present when booting, the (unmodified) version from > the initramfs will be loaded into memory rather than the updated copy. > To get around this, we need to update the image as part of the install > process. > > The command to update the image on RHEL/Fedora is `dracut`. Unlike the > similar command found in Ubuntu, however, it generates an entirely new > initramfs rather than updating the existing one. We've been hesitant > to use `dracut` because building a new initramfs from scratch could wipe > out custom modifications that a user may have made. Instead of updating > the installer, our instructions tell users to run `dracut` themselves. > > Using `dracut` directly should be safe enough, however. If it weren't, > then systems would break every time the package manager installed a > kernel update. Users with customizations very likely make use of the > dracut configuration files rather than passing arguments to the command > every time. > > Signed-off-by: Jason Gerecke <jason.gere...@wacom.com>
this is the most I've ever had to do with dracut, so *shrug*. It doesn't look actively wrong though, so a very tentative Acked-by: Peter Hutterer <peter.hutte...@who-t.net> :) Cheers, Peter > --- > 3.17/Makefile.in | 4 ++++ > 3.7/Makefile.in | 4 ++++ > 4.5/Makefile.in | 4 ++++ > 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/3.17/Makefile.in b/3.17/Makefile.in > index abebdaf..addd0df 100644 > --- a/3.17/Makefile.in > +++ b/3.17/Makefile.in > @@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_HID_WACOM > else # We were called from command line > PWD := $(shell pwd) > UPDATE_INITRAMFS := $(shell command -v update-initramfs 2>/dev/null) > +DRACUT := $(shell command -v dracut 2>/dev/null) > > WCM_KERNEL_DIR := @WCM_KERNEL_DIR@ > MODUTS := @MODUTS@ > @@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ install modules_install: > ifdef UPDATE_INITRAMFS > $(UPDATE_INITRAMFS) -u -k $(MODUTS) > endif > +ifdef DRACUT: > + $(DRACUT) -f /boot/initramfs-$(MODUTS).img > +endif > > uninstall: > @# Debian uses symlinks in the path to WCM_KERNEL_DIR > diff --git a/3.7/Makefile.in b/3.7/Makefile.in > index 900cd11..f313ca1 100644 > --- a/3.7/Makefile.in > +++ b/3.7/Makefile.in > @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_USB_WACOM > > else # We were called from command line > PWD := $(shell pwd) > +DRACUT := $(shell command -v dracut 2>/dev/null) > > WCM_KERNEL_DIR := @WCM_KERNEL_DIR@ > MODUTS := @MODUTS@ > @@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ install modules_install: > mkdir -p /etc/depmod.d > echo "override wacom * extra" > /etc/depmod.d/input-wacom.conf > PATH="$(PATH):/bin:/sbin" depmod -a $(MODUTS) > +ifdef DRACUT: > + $(DRACUT) -f /boot/initramfs-$(MODUTS).img > +endif > > uninstall: > @# Debian uses symlinks in the path to WCM_KERNEL_DIR > diff --git a/4.5/Makefile.in b/4.5/Makefile.in > index 55c49ca..438229b 100644 > --- a/4.5/Makefile.in > +++ b/4.5/Makefile.in > @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_HID_WACOM > else # We were called from command line > PWD := $(shell pwd) > UPDATE_INITRAMFS := $(shell command -v update-initramfs 2>/dev/null) > +DRACUT := $(shell command -v dracut 2>/dev/null) > > WCM_KERNEL_DIR := @WCM_KERNEL_DIR@ > MODUTS := @MODUTS@ > @@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ install modules_install: > ifdef UPDATE_INITRAMFS > $(UPDATE_INITRAMFS) -u -k $(MODUTS) > endif > +ifdef DRACUT: > + $(DRACUT) -f /boot/initramfs-$(MODUTS).img > +endif > > uninstall: > @# Debian uses symlinks in the path to WCM_KERNEL_DIR > -- > 2.16.2 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Linuxwacom-devel mailing list Linuxwacom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxwacom-devel
