On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:05:21 -0500 Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I don't use separate initr* files, the initramfs is built into the > > kernel, using the latest versions of the tools installed at the > > time the kernel was compiled. That gives a single bootable file > > that, if it works now, should always work. Most changes to the > > component packages do not affect the simple job they have to do to > > get a system ready to run init. > > Just because it runs, doesn't mean it "works." For example, let's say > your network now requires an additional protocol for the host to > operate properly. Or let's say there's a security vulnerability in > some network-aware component in your initramfs. Or that some piece of > automounter code is vulnerable to corrupted filesystems on flash > drives. To borrow your own term, all that falls fair and square under the heading of "unforeseen operational requirements demanded it" Things change, packagers and sysadmins must react. -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
