Public bug reported: [Impact] If flash-kernel has a database entry for a machine, it will attempt to configure the system even if the system is in UEFI mode. This can be an issue for systems that can use multiple firmware implementations. A specific example is the X-Gene Mustang board. In UEFI mode flash-kernel will attempt to generate uImage and uInitrd wrapped files for this system, even though they will never be used. This costs additional cycles on every kernel update, and consumes potentially precious space in /boot.
[Fix] https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/flash-kernel/-/commit/8a81a537995a2b98386aea883729ce9960a825bf [Test Case] Install flash-kernel on an X-Gene Mustang board in UEFI mode and verify that it successfully exists w/o generating uImage/uInitrd files in /boot. Also regression test on a U-Boot based system X-Gene Mustang system and confirm these files are still generated as expected. [Where Problems Could Occur] If there's any UEFI-based systems relying on flash-kernel, or a side-effect of it, then support for those platforms could be hindered. ** Affects: flash-kernel (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Assignee: dann frazier (dannf) Status: In Progress ** Changed in: flash-kernel (Ubuntu) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: flash-kernel (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1920827 Title: flash-kernel should simply exit on uefi systems To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flash-kernel/+bug/1920827/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
