Confirmed that the new linux-image gets a working initrd and boots, even without -extra installed:
adconrad@kernel-test:~$ dpkg -l linux-image-extra\* dpkg-query: no packages found matching linux-image-extra* adconrad@kernel-test:~$ uname -a Linux kernel-test 4.3.0-1-generic #10-Ubuntu SMP Wed Dec 2 21:06:22 UTC 2015 ppc64le ppc64le ppc64le GNU/Linux adconrad@kernel-test:~$ lsmod | grep ibm ibmvscsi 34265 2 ibmveth 31062 0 adconrad@kernel-test:~$ ** Tags removed: block-proposed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1521712 Title: power: commonise configs IBMVETH/IBMVSCSI and ensure both are in linux-image and udebs Status in linux package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: In Bug #1515872 we pulled IBMVSCSI out as a module. Ensure this is commonised to powerpc, and ensure that this and ibmveth are both in linux-image and both packaged in udebs. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1521712/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

