Bug#269726: Software RAID: if kernel compiled without devfs , software raid boot failed

["Ilian Jovchev" <ilian@kazanlak.bg>]

Package: initrd-tools
Version: 0.1.74
Severity: normal

Hi,

There is a problem, when mkinitrd built initrd image, and use mdadm to mount
root md device and kernel compiled without devfs support. I found folowing
mount code in initrd image script file:
> ROOT=/dev/md0
> mdadm -A /devfs/md/0 -R -u fc9ec4c7:ffc8c975:942ec4de:4f5bc296 /dev/sdb2
/dev/sda2

script trying to mount root device /devfs/md/0, but it is not exists,
because devfs is not supported.

DEVFS is deprecated in 2.6 kernel, and I think that issue described above is
very confused for people, who decides to build kernels without devfs
support.

Is it possible, to solve this problem ???

                                              Best Regards: Ilian Jovchev