Am 06.05.20 um 11:57 schrieb Andreas Schwab:
On Mai 06 2020, Ludwig Nussel wrote:
One could also see initrd, initramfs or whatever it's called, what format it has or even where it is placed an implementation detail of dracut or whatever tool is used to make the system bootable. From that angle it wouldn't be the kernel package's duty to own the file. So whatever creates the initrd has to also clean it up when no longer required.
The problem is that the initrd generation is triggered by the kernel package, not dracut. Only the kernel knows the exact name of the initrd (which includes the kernel's %version and %release). All other places where initrds are regenerated just iterate over all existing kernel images in /boot (*including* any manually installed kernels).
Sure. The existing pre/post scripts of the kernel already pass that information to other scripts eg for bootloader or weak modules updates. So a mechanism like that also for the initrd doesn't look farfetched to me. Would be also possible to migrate at least some of that to file triggers going forward. So the kernel package really doesn't have to care. cu Ludwig -- (o_ Ludwig Nussel //\ V_/_ http://www.suse.com/ SUSE Software Solutions Germany GmbH, HRB 36809 (AG Nürnberg), GF: Felix Imendörffer -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org