Bug#501359: initramfs-tools: MODULES=dep does not like Xen virtual block devices

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

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On Wed, 18 Feb 2009, Ian Campbell wrote:

> On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 01:01 +0100, maximilian attems wrote:
> > well also according to the /sys tree you posted [1] this seems
> > to be an error of xen-blkfront declaring itself as vbd module
> > in sys?
> 
> Could be, I don't really know how this sysfs stuff is supposed to work.
> 
> The module has several aliases:
>         alias:          xenblk
>         alias:          xen:vbd
>         alias:          block-major-202-*
> but not just plain vbd. (Similarly xen-netfront has xen:vif etc but not
> plain vif). I guess it is the name of the entry
> under /sys/bus/xen/drivers which matters?
> 
> Weirdly under /sys/module/xen_fbfront/drivers/ there is xen:vbd
> -> .../bus/drivers/vbd, I'm not sure where that name comes from, it's
> not even the first alias.
> 
> (FYI I'm about to leave for a weeks travel, I'll hopefully be on email
> but not sure how often).

sorry for late reponse, 0.94 changed a bit the way sysfs is walked.
could you please check against it if MODULES=dep is fixed?

thanks

-- 
maks