On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 01:37:21AM -0000, Kees Cook wrote: > Since the modprobe config file was first removed in jaunty, and an LTS > has since carried the patch, the preinst file is not longer needed. The > modprobe file, btw, might be not an Ubuntu-specific issue. I would > recommend opening an upstream bug report about it. Either it should go > upstream, or the reason why it is Ubuntu-specific should be included in > the changelog.
Debian carries the modprobe file, because the upstream kernel's default for nbd is to not support partitions. When Scott looked at it for jaunty, he patched the kernel to make the default 15 for ubuntu and remove the modprobe file. This resulted in a Ubuntu-specific change. While I personally agree that having the kernel default to supporting partitions is a good thing, I'm not quite sure that introducing a diff against Debian (and therefore extra work for Ubuntu) plus a local kernel patch that for what is basically a cosmetic issue is the best way to go forward, but of course it's not my call. -- The biometric identification system at the gates of the CIA headquarters works because there's a guard with a large gun making sure no one is trying to fool the system. http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2009/01/biometrics.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/718295 Title: Merge nbd 1:2.9.20-2 (main) from Debian unstable (main) -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
