On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 11:08:35AM +0200, Domenico Andreoli wrote: >On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 03:37:41AM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
... >> I can see a couple of options here, but I'm not sure either of them >> are good. Comments would be most welcome! >> >> 1. Update the docs to mention this - this is a new thing needed to >> get netboot working with Buster. It's *currently* inconsistent, >> as ia64 and armhf (as non-SB arches) are still using the old >> prefix setting. For the sake of consistency (in docs etc.), I >> propose to also update the d-i build for those arches to use the >> same prefix. But I acknowledge that will break existing >> setups. :-( > >These are two options: > > 1a. docs update (does not break anything) > 1b. d-i build update (might break something) >> >> 2. Alternatively, we could tweak the netboot prefix setting as built >> by grub. I'm worried that this may also break things for some >> users. Do we assume (can we?) that all our grub netboot users are >> installer users (so we could use /debian-installer/$ARCH/grub)? >> If so, that might be a way to go. But is it a valid assumption? >> We'd be forcing all our grub netboot binaries to only sensibly >> work for d-i, and that worries me too. >> >> Any other suggestions on what we could do? Let me know what you >> think... > >Is this question for Buster or Buster+x? Those solutions requiring a >change in grub (and a new signature from M$) are not be ok for Buster. This is definitely for Buster. Changes in *Grub* are fine - we sign that ourselves. It's updated versions of Shim that are problematic. >For Buster I find acceptable only 1a. I prefer a sub-optimal solution >now to an improved solution later, especially under release. > >For Buster+x, is it possible to make grub search multiple prefixes? I think it would be quite a big change... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Armed with "Valor": "Centurion" represents quality of Discipline, Honor, Integrity and Loyalty. Now you don't have to be a Caesar to concord the digital world while feeling safe and proud.
