Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.92o Severity: normal
At the moment the order boot scripts are executed in depends solely on 'prereqs' that are - at least in the scripts on my system - rather static. While the admin can *add* scripts under /etc/initramfs-tools there is no elegant way to *override* scripts in /usr/share/initramfs-tools (or at least their prereqs). Sure, I could divert and edit them, but ... Now, why is the prereqs-mechanism not sufficent? An example: a) dm-crypt on lvm2 on md, b) lvm2 on dm-crypt on md, c) lvm2 on md on dm-crypt and even d) md on lvm2 are all valid configurations, depending on the situation. That is, the ordering of these layers (and consequently the exec order of the corresponding scripts) is important but it cannot be assumed to be the same across all possible systems. Status: a works, so does b (but at first glance I can't see why), while c is broken. While I haven't tested d), *someone* is bound to need exactly such a setup and I don't see a reason to disallow it. Is it possible within the current initramfs-tools framework to allow a) through d) without ugly custom hacks? Maybe it could be extended to honor an /etc/initramfs-tools/order file to allow the admin to hardcode execution order? Or a dirctory containing /etc/rc?.d-style symlinks? Perhaps just specify that /usr/share/.../xxx is only executed if /etc/.../xxx doesn't exist? Or as a last resort run all scripts again in a different order if no rootfs is found the first time 'round :-P Thanks, C. -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.3 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.30-bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=de_AT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on: ii cpio 2.9-13 GNU cpio -- a program to manage ar ii findutils 4.4.0-2 utilities for finding files--find, ii klibc-utils 1.5.12-2 small utilities built with klibc f ii module-init-tools 3.4-1 tools for managing Linux kernel mo ii udev 0.125-7+lenny3 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends: ii busybox 1:1.10.2-2 Tiny utilities for small and embed initramfs-tools suggests no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
