On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 09:47:05AM +0100, Justin B Rye wrote: > victory wrote: > > +Template: > > linux-image-@abiname@@localversion@/postinst/mips-initrd-@abiname@@localversion@ > > +Type: note > > +_Description: Boot loader configuration must be updated to load initramfs > > + This kernel package will build an "initramfs" file > > + (/boot/initrd.img-@abiname@) for the boot loader to use in > > + addition to the kernel itself. This method, formerly unsupported > > + on MIPS, enables a more flexible boot process, and future kernel > > + versions may require a corresponding initrd.img to boot. > > + . > > + The currently running kernel has been booted without an initramfs. > > + You should reconfigure your boot loader to load the initramfs for > > + Linux version @abiname@ and for each later version. To achieve that > > + you might use the initrd.img symlink created by this kernel. > ^^ > It isn't strictly the kernel that creates the symbolic link, is it?
You are correct. "by this kernel package" would probably be better. > I know nothing about the MIPS boot loader (u-boot?), but if it is > already likely to be pointing at the kernel by way of a symlink, > maybe: The bootloader varies from system to system, it could be sibyl, arcboot, pmon, u-boot or grub. > The currently running kernel was booted without an initramfs. You > should reconfigure the boot loader to load the initramfs for Linux > version @abiname@, and for each later version. This is probably > most easily accomplished by using the /initrd.img symbolic link > maintained by the kernel package. That looks indeed better that way, thanks. > (Or if the links might be elsewhere, drop the leading /?) Yes, we should drop the leading /, as it depends on the bootloader, and sometimes depending on how the partitions are configured. Basically it should be done the same way than the kernel. > > Alternatively, if until now the bootloader has probably been pointing > directly at /boot/vmlinuz-*, maybe: > > The currently running kernel was booted without an initramfs. You > should reconfigure the boot loader to load the initramfs for Linux > version @abiname@, and for each later version. (This maintenance > can be simplified by using the /vmlinuz and /initrd.img symbolic > links maintained by the kernel package.) Nothing has changed for the vmlinuz symlink, so we probably don't want to talk about it, so that people do not mix things. > Except that wait, does u-boot use /vmlinuz or a special uimage? Is it > even u-boot I should be googling? Oops, I'd better resend this CCing > the people who might be able to answer... To answer your question, on cavium octeons machines u-boot can directly use the kernel in vmlinuz format. -- Aurelien Jarno GPG: 4096R/1DDD8C9B aurel...@aurel32.net http://www.aurel32.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140716131631.gb22...@hall.aurel32.net
