On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 17:28, Bruno Wolff III <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 16:28:54 +0100, > Dennis Jacobfeuerborn <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Then mdadm comes along and apparently this update is extra dangerous >> because it contains these procedures that you are supposed to perform. The >> text says "It is recommended that users remake their initramfs images..." >> so this is not just a message for developers or testers. > > I think the issue is that for things included in the initramfs you really > should test them right away so that if something is broken you notice > right away while there are a limited number of candidates for the > problem. Otherwise things may not break until a kernel update and it > may be difficult to isolate the problem. For testers you need to do > this right away to make sure you are testing the update. Otherwise > you might be testing a different version than you think you are. > dracut and plymouth are programs that also need to be tested this way.
Now I'm concerned. Just like Dennis Jacobfeuerborn I read the description in PackageKit when the update was pushed to stable, and felt a little uneasy, but assumed that this was because the information was left over from a description that was aimed at updates-testing. However, if it is indeed the case that _everyone_ should test this update to make sure the system works afterwards, then I'm not sure I think it should be pushed to updates-stable at all. Most people probably don't read the instructions at all. Of those that do, the instructions for testing is insufficient for most - and in case the test fails, I have no idea how I would roll back. I already installed the update, and I haven't rebuilt my initramfs - should I really be concerned? I would expect that the developer as well as the critpath testing is supposed to ensure that my risk is minimal, but if it isn't, I will probably downgrade the package and blacklist it, before I install another kernel. Best, Kåre -- Kåre Fiedler Christiansen -- test mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
