Re: squashfs?

Am Montag, 27. April 2015, 18:28:37 schrieb Andrew:
> 27.04.2015 17:57, kp kirchdoerfer пишет:
> > Am Sonntag, 26. April 2015, 14:47:09 schrieb Mega:
> >> Am 25.04.2015 um 18:36 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer:
> >>> Hi Gents;
> >>> 
> >>> I've uploaded a new beta verson for 5.2 and currently we do have the
> >>> modules twice - as tgz and as squashfs file.
> >>> We should finish the move for the rc1.
> >>> 
> >>> What tasks are open to accomplish it?
> >> 
> >> Whatever a rc1 needs, is there a formal requirement for a rc1, maybe how
> >> long the beta was running without a hitch?
> > 
> > There is at least one requirement: No half-implemented features, which
> > only
> > adds more bytes.
> > 
> > I've reread the discussions how squashfs made it into the release, and it
> > is still my understanding that one goal was to  shrink the size needed by
> > packages carrying modules (initmod, moddb, modules.tgz); until now we
> > have only added one more with 11MB (modules.sqfs), while the three others
> > are still the same (not to mention that the kernel and busybox are
> > somewhat larger due to squahfs support)
> 
> Mostly - to reduce RAM requirements + improve usability (no need of
> hwdetect except hotplugging)

Ok; I've tested without any moddb.lrp and it looks, if  modules for iptables 
etc are  listed in /etc/modules (yes Andrew noted this in his commit message), 
it works without moddb.lrp. Great Job!

> >>> from Andrews commit message:
> >>> "initrd: add basic hw autodetect using squashfs
> >>> 
> >>>       initial realization. looks working. needs additional features (for
> >>>       ex.,
> >>>       list of nftables/iptables modules to copy from squash) before
> >>>       it'll
> >>>       completely replaces moddb."
> >> 
> >> We cannot completely remove moddb as _again_ small systems need e
> >> reduced set of modules to be present and may not be able to run
> >> hwdetect. There may be an empty moddb or a missing moddb for larger
> >> systems.> 
> > For those very small systems an initrd/initmod with all modules required
> > will be a better to go. If they are too small to run hwdetect, they are
> > most probably that small, that the required modules are more or less
> > fixed.
> > 
> > Will moddb.lrp still the place where user-added modules (either via scp,
> > hwdetect whatelse will be stored?
> 
> Yes. All modules loaded from initmod and from squashfs are ignored on
> moddb save

I haven't tested this, but looking into hwdetect it seems still searching for 
modules.tgz...?

kp

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