On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:32:03AM -0700, Jurij Smakov wrote: > On Thu, 27 Apr 2006, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > >reassign 308649 initrd-tools > >thanks > [..] > >>Wouldn't it make better sense to reassign the bugreport to the package > >>actually loading those modules, instead of closing it when the kernels > >>switch ramfs generator default? > > > >Sorry, Jurij - I can of course just reassign myself :-) > > > >Phillip: Kernels do not load modules themselves, rely on a so-called > >"ramdisk generator" to collect and load modules needed for your > >specific computer. > > This bug was filed against 2.6.11 kernel from pre-initramfs era. In > kernels before .12 there was no reliable way to detect IDE controller > needed, so to be on the safe side all of them were loaded. Unfortunately, > at this point unloading of unused modules was not possible. So it's not a > bug but more of a feature, and we went through tons of bug reports about > it. Reassignment to initrd-tools is effectively a noop since I'm pretty > sure that it's impossible to fix in the proper sense (additionally, nobody > would push such fixes into stable even if it was possible). So, under the > circumstances closing the bug indeed feels like a sensible way.
Well, let's just remove initrd-tools from etch/sid, this will also solve the issue :) Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
