On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 7:03 AM Martin Wilck <Martin.Wilck@suse.com> wrote:
On Fri, 2020-05-08 at 10:27 +0200, Michal Kubecek wrote:
IMHO an important point is that such fallout still could be justified if the change fixed an actual problem affecting users or improved the distribution for users in a significant way. I don't see either in the reasoning (for the rename) provided so far.
I fully agree. Daniel has put forward two arguments:
1. formally correct naming of the files, 2. removal of SUSE-specific patches.
Wrt 1.) I'd say it's an academic argument, irrelevant and not worth giving a single thought, if it's clear that the name change will cause real problems for real people.
2.) is a different issue. The negative effect of ongoing maintenance efforts shouldn't be underestimated. However, in this particular case I don't see a real problem. AFAICS the current dracut code base contains only two related commits:
1442c9d Fix initramfs-$ver.img vs initrd-$ver in dracut-initramfs- restore.sh 16f2179 Adjust initramfs-$kernel.img to SUSE default: initrd-$kernel
These amount to 8 deleted and 6 added code lines in total. I dare say that that's also not worth even the slightest risk of causing regressions for anyone.
@Daniel, please correct me if I have overlooked something important.
This delta has knock-on effects, too: * It makes it difficult for third-party software to detect and recognize our initramfs. * It is confusing as the documentation on the internet about this makes it hard for people to trust openSUSE's software is doing the right thing Also, someone upthread mentioned Debian. Debian uses upstream naming in dracut mode, and uses their own naming with initramfs-tools. This has been that way for a few releases of Debian now. Ubuntu is the same way by virtue of inheriting that work in Debian. I personally was bitten by the delta in SUSE distributions when doing work as an ISV trying to support SUSE distributions. I want to make it easier for others to support SUSE distributions, so I really welcome this change. -- 真実はいつも一つ！/ Always, there's only one truth! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org