Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Hello,
I have uploaded a new version of lowmem, see the attached patch.
[ Reason ]
This updates the memory levels at which the d-i enables low-memory
optimizations.
[ Impact ]
If this isn't getting updated, starting the d-i on an amd64 machine with
an amount of memory between 550MB and 780MB, with default parameters,
will try to install without any low-memory optimization, but that will
fail with OOM errors.
[ Tests ]
I tested the d-i image in each modified case.
[ Risks ]
The code change is trivial: it only changes the numerical level.
[ Checklist ]
[X] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[X] attach debdiff against the package in testing
unblock lowmem/1.49
Thanks!
Samuel
diff -Nru lowmem-1.48/debian/changelog lowmem-1.49/debian/changelog
--- lowmem-1.48/debian/changelog 2020-12-15 18:15:38.000000000 +0100
+++ lowmem-1.49/debian/changelog 2021-03-03 02:21:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+lowmem (1.49) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+ * debian-installer-startup.d/S15lowmem: Update minimum memory sizes.
+
+ -- Samuel Thibault <sthiba...@debian.org> Wed, 03 Mar 2021 02:21:13 +0100
+
lowmem (1.48) unstable; urgency=medium
* Team upload
diff -Nru lowmem-1.48/debian-installer-startup.d/S15lowmem
lowmem-1.49/debian-installer-startup.d/S15lowmem
--- lowmem-1.48/debian-installer-startup.d/S15lowmem 2019-06-02
14:21:18.000000000 +0200
+++ lowmem-1.49/debian-installer-startup.d/S15lowmem 2021-03-03
02:15:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
min=39
;;
amd64)
- level1=483 # MT=494300, qemu: -m 550
- level2=273 # MT=279260, qemu: -m 300
- min=145 # MT=148188, qemu: -m 170
+ level1=737 # MT=754108, qemu: -m 780
+ level2=424 # MT=433340, qemu: -m 460
+ min=316 # MT=322748, qemu: -m 350
;;
arm|armel|armhf)
# Update needed
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@
min=18
;;
i386)
- level1=386 # MT=394604, qemu: -m 400
- level2=237 # MT=242628, qemu: -m 250
- min=109 # MT=110956, qemu: -m 120
+ level1=466 # MT=478056, qemu: -m 485
+ level2=348 # MT=356312, qemu: -m 365
+ min=269 # MT=275220, qemu: -m 285
;;
mips)
# Update needed
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
min=30 # MT=30040, qemu: -m 90
;;
hurd-i386)
- level1=499 # qemu: -m 500
- level2=409 # qemu: -m 410
- min=389 # qemu: -m 390
+ level1=600 # MT=614208, qemu: -m 600
+ level2=480 # MT=491328, qemu: -m 480
+ min=475 # MT=486208, qemu: -m 475
;;
*)
level1=64
diff -Nru lowmem-1.48/README lowmem-1.49/README
--- lowmem-1.48/README 2019-10-13 20:07:57.000000000 +0200
+++ lowmem-1.49/README 2021-03-03 02:06:22.000000000 +0100
@@ -131,13 +131,16 @@
devices).
In both cases, you need to set min to absolute minimum amount of memory needed
-for an install, booting with lowmem=2, partitioning by hand, etc.
+for an install, booting with lowmem=2, loading only the nic-modules udeb,
+partitioning by hand, etc.
Ideally, constraints should be tested for both netboot and businesscard images
(businesscard CD will use slightly more memory before partitioning that netinst
because of mirror selection).
-NB: the minimum value should be update in the manual in build/arch-options
+NB: the minimum value should be updated in the manual in build/arch-options
+
+NB: the minimum value should be updated in
debian-installer/build/boot/x86/f2.txt
NB: the minimum memory required to run the graphical installer must
also be tested. See rootskel (debian-installer.d/S60frontend).
