Even for a non-modular kernel, the kernel builds modules.builtin and
modules.builtin.modinfo, with information about the built-in modules.
Tools such as initramfs-tools need these files to build a working
initramfs on some systems, such as those requiring firmware.
Now that `make modules_install`
On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 08:17:43PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Josh Triplett reports that initramfs-tools needs modules.builtin and
> modules.builtin.modinfo to create a working initramfs for a non-modular
> kernel.
>
> If this is a general tooling issue not limited to Debian, I think it
>