[master] Problematic patch I'm not sure we want to apply

Brian C. Lane bcl at redhat.com
Thu Sep 5 22:29:22 UTC 2013


On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 03:32:42PM +0200, Vratislav Podzimek wrote:
> This patch adds one more step to LiveCD installations -- generating new initrd
> after the installation. With the DracutHostOnly feature [1] dracut now includes
> only one keymap to the initrd image which makes the vconsole.keymap boot option
> not working. Users need the keymap they used in the installation in the initrd,
> especially when they use LUKS.
> 
> However, to save 3 MB (summed size of all keymaps) in the initrd size, all live
> installations would generate initrd twice -- when the kernel package is
> installed and at the end of the installation.

Live doesn't install packages, so it would only be once.

I'm not totally opposed to this, but I wonder if this should be fixed in
the livecd tools instead? The kernel included on the iso should not be
host-only and we're just rsyncing it over to the target system.

The drawback there is on the first kernel upgrade thing would be a lot
different, introducing the possibility (small, but there) of something
going wrong so maybe it is better to regenerate sooner.

I think I've just talked myself into acking this. Unless anyone else has
concerns?

-- 
Brian C. Lane | Anaconda Team | IRC: bcl #anaconda | Port Orchard, WA (PST8PDT)
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