Re: squashfs?

Hi KP

Am 27.04.2015 um 16:57 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer:
> Am Sonntag, 26. April 2015, 14:47:09 schrieb Mega:
>> Am 25.04.2015 um 18:36 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer:
>>> Hi Gents;
>>>
..

>
> 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)

As far as I am concerned, squashfs is not a requirement for me. It 
appears that a full set of modules is required to run hwdetect.

>
>>> 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.

I don't agree as it would require a number of different initmods and 
IMHO initmod is too overloaded anyway. Removing moddb would remove 
flexibility. An empty moddb is not big :-)

cheers

ET

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