Newer initramfs comes with lots of fixes and new features: * Faster boot thanks to Ubuntu merged patches using pre-cached boot scripts. * Support for several compression schemes as set in initramfs.conf or overridden by appropriate mkinitramfs call. * Better MODULES=dep support /sys parsing (Still needs fixes for md). * Hooks for out of linux-2.6 make deb-pkg generated linux-images. * Call ipconfig with increasing timeouts to better fit with large scale clusters. * Use BOOTIF mac address passed from gpxe in setup_networking. * Out of the box support for devtmpfs. Hurra for devfs 2.0. * Loading of the netconsole module together with the specified args, when netconsole is set as bootarg. * Adds available, built network drivers in a dynamic way without need of hardcoded list. * Smaller and thus faster MODULES=most generated initramfs due to kicking the video part out of generic initramfs. git repo: git clone git://git.debian.org/kernel/initramfs-tools.git http view of it: http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary thanks for everyone involved. -- maks PS shortlog follows Anna Jonna Armannsdottir (1): configure_networking: Try repeatedly ipconfig with increasing timeout Avi Rozen (1): mkinitramfs: add all usb storage devices Ben Collins (1): update-initramfs: Default to not keep .bak backups Ben Hutchings (2): copy_modules_dir: Take a list of exclusions after the base directory auto_add_modules: Copy all modules from net, excluding some subdirectories Bert Schulze (1): mkinitramfs: -c compression support / commandline override Colin Watson (2): mkinitramfs: Filter out looping or broken symlinks from the initramfs mkinitramfs: set initramfs root to 755 Ferenc Wagner (1): initramfs-tools: make the panic argument available in the rescue shell Joey Hess (1): scripts/local: avoid mount -t unknown Martin Michlmayr (1): MODULES=dep fix boot with MMC Maximilian Gass (1): mkinitramfs: KEYMAP option fails to work due to missing keymap Michael Prokop (2): Fix path to nfsroot.txt in documentation. hook-functions: Avoid firmware copy error. Nikolaus Schulz (1): hook-functions: let dep_add_modules() recurse into lvm slave devices Piotr Lewandowski (1): update-initramfs breaks if /etc/mtab is a symlink to /proc/mounts Scott James Remnant (5): init: Mount devtmpfs on /dev mkinitramfs: Call depmod before packing the initramfs. init: load the netconsole module with netconsole bootarg init: mount /dev/pts as well as /dev mkinitramfs: generate pre-cached boot order file Tormod Volden (1): blacklist boot hook write to /etc/modprobe.d/initramfs.conf Vagrant Cascadian (1): configure_networking: support BOOTIF variable set by pxelinux bert schulze (1): initramfs-tools: support different compression tools in mkinitramfs maximilian attems (56): nuke thermal hooks create a klibc hook script Redefinde MODULES=most to not carry any fb driver per default. nuke kernelextras hook nuke framebuffer boot script Revert "hook-functions: Add hid_* modules." klibc remove zcat and gunzip move busybox addition to a hook script mkinitramfs fix comment hook-functions: Fix mounted /sys check for openvz container. initramfs-tools.8: fix boot example script to execute scripts/functions fix out-of-date-standards-version /etc/kernel hook script support newer kernel-package update-initramfs: allow -t takeover on delete /etc/kernel/postrm.d/i-t: use now takeover on delete Nuke useless unused dir. kernel hook scripts: Fix typo kernel hook scripts: add comments hook-funcitions: Only warn about missing firmware if /proc/modules exists mkinitramfs: Be opportunistic when calling modprobe thus showing errors copy_exec: Check if ldd is around scripts/local: Use blkid as backup fstype detection mkinitramfs: only copy modprobe conf files blacklist earlier at init-top stage scripts/local: fix blkid invocation init: export and unset BOOTIF init: rexport resume to reallow it's hardcoded usage update-initramfs: -d delete .bak file control: bump standards version without changes. control: Clean up Uploaders field switch from cdbs to debhelper 7 update-initramfs: Stop second guessing lilo usage. mkinitramfs: allow to build initramfs for unmodular linux images initramfs.conf.5: document UMASK variable for sensitive initramfs update-initramfs: only run elilo if configured update-initramfs: fix previous elilo commit MODULES=DEP Use driver/module syfs attribute panic: quote variable MODULES=DEP: Check superblock on initramfs block Use ata_generic driver on all_generic_ide bootarg scripts/functions: add get_fstype() from scripts/local mkinitramfs.8: update date Keep acpi modules in initramfs so that udev can load them early mkinitramfs: no longer copy depmod init: Silence "Loading essential drivers..." on quiet boot. hook-functions: Add btrfs to base modules init: export BOOT for casper and friends hooks/klibc: Keep gzip in initramfs modernize docs to todays standards examples: shipp old framebuffer boot script initramfs.conf.5, update-initramfs.conf.5: Add FILES section. mkinitramfs: be silent if no map was generated in first place debian/control: Add a breaks cryptsetup. initramfs-tools.8: Document netconsole bootparam prepare release 0.94 NEWS: shorten and rephrase -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe initramfs" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
