Re: [PATCH 2.6.9-bk7] Select cpio_list or source directory for initramfs image updates [u]

From: Martin Schlemmer [c] (azarah_at_nosferatu.za.org)
Date: 10/24/04

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    To: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Date:	Sun, 24 Oct 2004 15:59:22 +0200

    On Sun, 2004-10-24 at 03:08 -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
    > "Martin Schlemmer [c]" <azarah@nosferatu.za.org> wrote:
    > >
    > > Here is some updates after talking to Sam Ravnborg. He did not yet come
    > > back to me, I am not sure if I understood 100% what he meant, but hopefully
    > > somebody else will be so kind as to comment.
    > >
    > > Here is a shortish changelog:
    > >
    > > - Fix an issue reported by Esben Nielsen <simlo@phys.au.dk> (with
    > > suggestion from Sam Ravnborg). Build failed if $O (output dir) was
    > > set. This is done by pre-pending $srctree if the shipped list is
    > > referenced.
    > >
    > > - Also fix calling of gen_initramfs_list.sh if $O (output dir) is set
    > > by pre-pending $srctree.
    > >
    > > - I also moved initramfs_list to initramfs_list.shipped, to make sure we
    > > always have an 'fall back' list (say you unset CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE
    > > and deleted your custom intramfs source directory, then building will not
    > > fail).
    > >
    > > - Kbuild style cleanups.
    > >
    > > - Improved error checking. For example gen_initramfs_list.sh will
    > > output a simple list if the target directory is empty, and we verify
    > > that the shipped initramfs_list is present before touching it.
    > >
    > > - Only update the temp initramfs_list if the source list/directory have
    > > changed.
    > >
    > > - Cleanup temporary initramfs_list when 'make clean' or 'make mrproper'
    > > is called.
    > >
    > >
    > > This patch should apply to both 2.6.9-bk7 and 2.6.9-mm1.
    >
    > hmm. You have a patch in the email body and two slightly different patches
    > as attachments. All bases covered ;)
    >
    > I'll stick
    > "select-cpio_list-or-source-directory-for-initramfs-image-v7.patch" into
    > -mm but would prefer that this patch come in via Sam's tree please.
    >

    No comment =) v7 should be fine, but it have one typo that wont affect
    anything, so here is v8. I have tested with O= set, and all fail
    conditions I could think of, and it seems all right.

    Thanks, 

    -- 
Martin Schlemmer

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