Bug#351523: initramfs-tools: Add support for filesystem labels and uuid's

[maximilian attems <maks@sternwelten.at>]

reassign 351523 udev
tags 351523 patch
thanks

On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 03:20:47PM +0100, David Härdeman wrote:
> 
> By adding /sbin/vol_id to the generated initramfs image, udev is able to 
> create the persistent device nodes under /dev/disk such as 
> /dev/disk/by-label/rootpartition which means that the kernel can be 
> booted with an argument such as root=/dev/disk/by-label/rootpart.
> 
> This also means that the item "fstab label and UUID" in the wiki 
> InitrdReplacementOptions page can be marked as working (it is marked as 
> such today but I think that is due to a misunderstanding).
> 
> Re,
> David

Marco please merge belows patch against extra/initramfs.hook

> --- initramfs-tools-bak/hooks/udev	2006-01-31 12:50:50.000000000 +0100
> +++ initramfs-tools/hooks/udev	2006-02-05 13:42:47.000000000 +0100
> @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
>  copy_exec /sbin/udevd /sbin/
>  copy_exec /sbin/udevsynthesize /sbin/
>  
> +# This allows udev to create /dev/disk/by-label and friends
> +copy_exec /sbin/vol_id /sbin/
> +
>  mkdir $DESTDIR/lib/udev/
>  cp /lib/udev/hotplug.functions $DESTDIR/lib/udev/
>  copy_exec /lib/udev/vio.agent /lib/udev/