also sprach Christoph Anton Mitterer <cales...@scientia.net> [2011.03.07.0023 +0100]: > mdadm's initramfs-tools hook, includes the mdadm binary and > modules in the initramfs images even if those are not required for > booting (e.g. neiter the root-fs, nor any resume-devices) are on > an MD.
It is practically impossible to determine whether MD will be needed for booting, due to the complexity of things. Therefore, I chose to be on the safe side and provide the binary unconditionally. One could consider whether INITRDSTART==none could be reason enough to skip installing the MD stuff into the initrd. Yet, I think having the binary around for cases where you need it far outweighs the benefit of a slightly smaller initramfs. > Would be nice if this could be eventually improved. How would you improve it? -- .''`. martin f. krafft <madduck@d.o> Related projects: : :' : proud Debian developer http://debiansystem.info `. `'` http://people.debian.org/~madduck http://vcs-pkg.org `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing systems "when a gentoo admin tells me that the KISS principle is good for 'busy sysadmins', and that it's not an evolutionary step backwards, i wonder whether their tape is already running backwards."
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