Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-30 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-31 16:00, Celejar wrote: Update: FWIW, Debian Developer Ben Hutchings actually assigned this issue a "grave" severity, and it was ultimately moved to the initramfs-tools package. It's now fixed: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1076561 Well done! Thank you for helpin

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-30 Thread Celejar
Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: > > Thanks much! > > [...] > > As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against > linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with > this information, indicating that it's not r

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread David Wright
On Sat 20 Jul 2024 at 12:13:28 (+1200), Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: > > Thanks much! > [...] > > As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against > > linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with > > this information, indi

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-20 03:39, Celejar wrote: Thanks much! [...] As per another message in this thread, I've already filed a bug against linux-image-6.9.9-amd64, but I suppose I should update the report with this information, indicating that it's not really a problem with that package. You are welcome!

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-19 Thread Celejar
Ash Joubert wrote: > On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote: > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 > zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread songbird
The Wanderer wrote: ... > By taking on yourself the risk and burden of running sid, you are > volunteering to be one of those who helps notice issues before they > reach testing, and report those issues so that the machinery of the > archive can stop the package versions which those issues from mig

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Ash Joubert
On 2024-07-19 02:32, Celejar wrote: I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to running out of space on /boot: update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space left on device E: mkinitramfs failur

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-18 at 10:32, Celejar wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: > > * > update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-6.9.9-amd64 > zstd: error 70 : Write error : cannot write block : No space lef

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
The Wanderer wrote: > On 2024-07-18 at 13:50, Celejar wrote: > > > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > >> This is not the place for debugging Sid, I'm afraid, there are too > >> few > > > > It's not? Where, then, is the place for debugging Sid? > > I'm no longer anything *close* to an expert in this

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Michael Kjörling
On 18 Jul 2024 13:47 -0400, from cele...@gmail.com (Celejar): >> I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible >> with running Debian sid. I honestly think it's an unreasonable >> expectation to want official guides for every transitory broken >> state in a development tree. >

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread The Wanderer
On 2024-07-18 at 13:50, Celejar wrote: > Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: >> This is not the place for debugging Sid, I'm afraid, there are too >> few > > It's not? Where, then, is the place for debugging Sid? I'm no longer anything *close* to an expert in this area (having not run sid myself in well o

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Greg Wooledge
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 13:50:21 -0400, Celejar wrote: > Really? I had the impression that lots of list subscribers / readers > run Sid. Are there statistics on this? Nah, sid users are just louder, on average. Stable users don't have as much to talk about, because our stuff just works. ;-)

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 03:42:30PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > > without an official guide to the process. > > > > I don't me

Re: Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > without an official guide to the process. > > I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible > with running Debian sid.

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 03:42:30PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > > without an official guide to the process. > > I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seem

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Andy Smith
Hi, On Thu, Jul 18, 2024 at 11:35:15AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > I'd rather not mess around with stuff I don't really understand > without an official guide to the process. I don't mean this to be snarky, but that desire seems incompatible with running Debian sid. I honestly think it's an unreasona

Re: Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Celejar
Dan Ritter wrote: > Celejar wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > > running out of space on /boot: > > ... > > > I'm not sure why I'm hitting this now - did Debian just change > > something? Is anyone else hitting this? Is this

Re: Kernel 6.9.9 (amd64) results in huge initrd / initramfs size

2024-07-18 Thread Dan Ritter
Celejar wrote: > Hello, > > I'm currently on kernel 6.9.8 (amd64 / Sid). Installing 6.9.9 fails due to > running out of space on /boot: ... > I'm not sure why I'm hitting this now - did Debian just change > something? Is anyone else hitting this? Is this documented somewhere? > Is there a str