Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.92o
Severity: wishlist

There are different things that could be required to do after initramfs
image was created or updated, depending on system setup.

That may include copying initramfs to xen dom0 (or external bootserver),
updating non-standard bootloader (think all sorts of embedded systems),
or whatever.

Currently run_bootloader() routine tries to guess what it should do.
But it does not (and it can not) cover all posible cases.

It would be better to just add a hooks, configured in /etc/kernel-img.conf
or whereever else, that will run before and after image create, update or
remove. Hooks should get information about action, kernel version, and
initramfs filename.
Hooks may coexist with current run_bootloader(), or eventually replace it.

-- Package-specific info:
-- /proc/cmdline
root=/dev/mapper/vg-root ro

-- /proc/filesystems
reiserfs
iso9660
ext3

-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
nls_utf8 6272 1
ext3 125072 0
jbd 51240 1 ext3
mbcache 12804 1 ext3
isofs 35880 1
nls_base 12932 2 nls_utf8,isofs
tun 14084 1
kvm_amd 29580 1
kvm 127464 1 kvm_amd
ppdev 11656 0
lp 14724 0
autofs4 24200 1
ppp_deflate 9216 0
zlib_deflate 23960 1 ppp_deflate
zlib_inflate 18944 2 isofs,ppp_deflate
bsd_comp 9600 0
nfsd 248360 17
auth_rpcgss 47520 1 nfsd
exportfs 8704 1 nfsd
nfs 251696 1
lockd 68560 2 nfsd,nfs
nfs_acl 7552 2 nfsd,nfs
sunrpc 197480 17 nfsd,auth_rpcgss,nfs,lockd,nfs_acl
ipt_ULOG 13736 2
xt_state 6656 1
ipt_MASQUERADE 7296 1
xt_TCPMSS 8448 1
xt_tcpmss 6656 1
ipt_REJECT 7552 3
xt_tcpudp 7680 144
iptable_nat 9872 1
nf_nat 23192 2 ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat
nf_conntrack_ipv4 19352 4 iptable_nat,nf_nat
nf_conntrack 71440 5 xt_state,ipt_MASQUERADE,iptable_nat,nf_nat,nf_conn track_ipv4
iptable_filter 7424 1
ip_tables 21520 2 iptable_nat,iptable_filter
x_tables 25224 9 ipt_ULOG,xt_state,ipt_MASQUERADE,xt_TCPMSS,xt_tcpm ss,ipt_REJECT,xt_tcpudp,iptable_nat,ip_tables
bridge 53544 0
ppp_async 13056 1
crc_ccitt 6528 1 ppp_async
ppp_generic 27816 7 ppp_deflate,bsd_comp,ppp_async
slhc 10112 1 ppp_generic
ipv6 288328 70
loop 19468 2
psmouse 42268 0
parport_pc 31016 1
parport 41776 3 ppdev,lp,parport_pc
pcspkr 7040 0
k8temp 9216 0
button 11680 0
i2c_nforce2 10752 0
i2c_core 27936 1 i2c_nforce2
evdev 14208 3
reiserfs 211072 5
dm_mirror 20608 0
dm_log 13956 1 dm_mirror
dm_snapshot 19400 2
dm_mod 58864 31 dm_mirror,dm_log,dm_snapshot
raid456 125984 1
async_xor 8448 1 raid456
async_memcpy 6912 1 raid456
async_tx 11764 3 raid456,async_xor,async_memcpy
xor 9744 2 raid456,async_xor
raid1 24192 1
md_mod 80164 4 raid456,raid1
ide_cd_mod 36360 0
cdrom 37928 1 ide_cd_mod
sd_mod 29376 12
amd74xx 13448 0 [permanent]
ide_pci_generic 9220 0 [permanent]
ide_core 128284 3 ide_cd_mod,amd74xx,ide_pci_generic
sata_nv 27528 8
8139cp 23808 0
ata_generic 10116 0
libata 165472 2 sata_nv,ata_generic
scsi_mod 160760 2 sd_mod,libata
forcedeth 54032 0
ohci1394 32564 0
dock 14112 1 libata
8139too 28288 0
ieee1394 93816 1 ohci1394
ehci_hcd 36108 0
mii 9856 2 8139cp,8139too
ohci_hcd 25092 0
thermal 22688 0
processor 42304 1 thermal
fan 9352 0
thermal_sys 17728 3 thermal,processor,fan

-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
Do_Symlinks = no

do_initrd = Yes

postinst_hook = update-grub
postrm_hook = update-grub
do_bootloader = no


-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
BOOT=local
DEVICE=eth0
NFSROOT=auto


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (620, 'testing'), (600, 'unstable'), (550, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.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 /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.

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> right those hooks should be set up by linux-2.6 not initramfs-tools.
> kernel-package uses /etc/kernel and linux-2.6 should use that
> structure too.
>
> closing as this has no relation with initramfs-tools

Sorry, but what linux-2.6 has to do with initramfs update trigged by e.g.
mdadm (or random kernel module) package upgrade?

Those do call update-initramfs, not whatever linux-2.6 hooks ...