Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-09-14 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 12 September 2008, maximilian attems wrote: I thought about that, but that assumes the default of initramfs-tools won't ever change. I'd prefer not to base code on that assumption. i'm happy with d-i setting it for specific embedded arch, but please drop that file when it is

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-09-12 Thread maximilian attems
sorry for the late dropin, haven't seen that before today #498712 came in. which clearly shows the uglyness of the current situation, why should the same variable be set on *two* places. On Mon, 25 Aug 2008, Frans Pop wrote: On Monday 25 August 2008, Martin Michlmayr wrote: - the question was

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-25 Thread Martin Michlmayr
Just for the record, this works as expected. Thanks a lot for implementing this, Frans! -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-25 Thread Martin Michlmayr
Frans, There's one thing that imho could be improved with the current driver-policy handling. IMHO it would make sense not to create the /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/driver-policy file if these conditions are met: - the question was not asked (because debconf priority medium) - the policy is

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-25 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 25 August 2008, Martin Michlmayr wrote: - the question was not asked (because debconf priority medium) That would break the case where the architecture default if different from the default of initramfs-tools. - the policy is the same as the default of initramfs-tools (most) I

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-25 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-08-25 10:10]: On Monday 25 August 2008, Martin Michlmayr wrote: - the question was not asked (because debconf priority medium) That would break the case where the architecture default if different from the default of initramfs-tools This would be met

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-17 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Jérémy Bobbio [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-08-17 01:05]: The patch has been commited by Christian, although I have then removed the defaulting to dep on i386 and amd64 based on your comments. Please make the necessary adjustements for the relevant NAS devices. Done. -- Martin Michlmayr

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-16 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 10:05:59PM +0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote: Frans said earlier: It is also needed for e.g. arm where in some cases the initrd is getting too big for the flash memory it needs to fit in. So, do you think that it would make sense for NAS or similar devices?

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-15 Thread Jérémy Bobbio
On Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 09:03:46AM +0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-08-09 19:53]: With the default initrd now being over 6 GB on amd64 and the fact that lilo has structural problems with large initrds, I think that implementing something like the attached

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-15 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Jérémy Bobbio [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-08-15 17:51]: 2) The LILO bug has been fixed. Frans said earlier: It is also needed for e.g. arm where in some cases the initrd is getting too big for the flash memory it needs to fit in. So, do you think that it would make sense for NAS or

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-10 Thread Martin Michlmayr
* Frans Pop [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-08-09 19:53]: With the default initrd now being over 6 GB on amd64 and the fact that lilo has structural problems with large initrds, I think that implementing something like the attached patch for Lenny is almost unavoidable. Nice patch. I wouldn't change

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-09 Thread Frans Pop
Package: base-installer Version: 1.93 Severity: wishlist Tags: patch With the default initrd now being over 6 GB on amd64 and the fact that lilo has structural problems with large initrds, I think that implementing something like the attached patch for Lenny is almost unavoidable. It is also

Bug#494466: [patch, RFC] Allow to select driver inclusion policy for initramfs-tools

2008-08-09 Thread Frans Pop
On Saturday 09 August 2008, Frans Pop wrote: With the default initrd now being over 6 GB on amd64 and the fact that That should have been MB. Still insane. signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part.