Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-30 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-31 16:00, Celejar wrote: Update: FWIW, Debian Developer Ben Hutchings actually assigned this issue a "grave" severity, and it was ultimately moved to the initramfs-tools package. It's now fixed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1076561 Well done! Thank you for helpin

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-30 Thread Celejar
Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: > > Thanks much! > > [...] > > As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against > linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with > this information, indicating that it's not r

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread David Wright
On Sat 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13:28 (+1200), Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: > > Thanks much! > [...] > > As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against > > linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with > > this information, indi

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: Thanks much! [...] As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with this information, indicating that it's not really a problem with that package. You are welcome!

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Celejar
Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote: > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 > zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block

Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : The Wanderer wrote: ... By taking on yourself the risk and burden of running sid, you are volunteering to be one of those who helps notice issues before they reach testing, and report those issues so that the machinery of the archive can stop the package

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 09:25, didier gaumet a écrit : [...] You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which Debian distro one wants to... [...] typo error, sorry: You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one is free to use which Debian distro one wants to...

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 10:07:14AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: [...] > > One of the things I love Debian for. > > > > Cheers > > My bad, I do know the existence of the Debian social contract but have not > worded accurately enough what I wanted to say. I should have written > something like: N

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread didier gaumet
Le 19/07/2024 à 09:43, to...@tuxteam.de a écrit : On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:25:22AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : [...] You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which Debian distro one wants to... Actually, there /is/ a co

Re: Debian Sid/Unstable is not a rolling user distro [WAS:Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size]

2024-07-19 Thread tomas
On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 09:25:22AM +0200, didier gaumet wrote: > Le 19/07/2024 à 05:12, songbird a écrit : [...] > You are perfectly right: there is no contract and one i free to use which > Debian distro one wants to... Actually, there /is/ a contract: https://www.debian.org/social_contract

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread songbird
The Wanderer wrote: ... > By taking on yourself the risk and burden of running sid, you are > volunteering to be one of those who helps notice issues before they > reach testing, and report those issues so that the machinery of the > archive can stop the package versions which those issues from mig

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote: I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to running out of space on /boot: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failur

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-18 at 10:32, Celejar wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: > > * > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 > zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space lef

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
The Wanderer wrote: > On 2024-07-18 at 13:50, Celejar wrote: > > > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > >> This is not the place for debugging Sid, I'm afraid, there are too > >> few > > > > It's not? Where, then, is the place for debugging Sid? > > I'm no longer anything *close* to an expert in this

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 18 Jul 2024 13:47 -0400, from cele...@gmail.com (Celejar): >> I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible >> with running Debian sid. I honestly think it's an unreasonable >> expectation to want official guides for every transitory broken >> state in a development tree. >

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-18 at 13:50, Celejar wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> This is not the place for debugging Sid, I'm afraid, there are too >> few > > It's not? Where, then, is the place for debugging Sid? I'm no longer anything *close* to an expert in this area (having not run sid myself in well o

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 13:50:21 -0400, Celejar wrote: > Really? I had the impression that lots of list subscribers / readers > run Sid. Are there statistics on this? Nah, sid users are just louder, on average. Stable users don't have as much to talk about, because our stuff just works. ;-)

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 03:42:30PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > > without an official guide to the process. > > > > I don't me

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > without an official guide to the process. > > I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible > with running Debian sid.

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 03:42:30PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > without an official guide to the process. > > I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seem

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > without an official guide to the process. I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible with running Debian sid. I honestly think it's an unreasona

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Dan Ritter wrote: > Celejar wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > > running out of space on /boot: > > ... > > > I'm not sure why I'm hitting this now - did Debian just change > > something? Is anyone else hitting this? Is this

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Dan Ritter
Celejar wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: ... > I'm not sure why I'm hitting this now - did Debian just change > something? Is anyone else hitting this? Is this documented somewhere? > Is there a str

Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Hello, I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to running out of space on /boot: * update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failure zstd -q -9 -T0 70 upd