Bug#533894: initramfs-tools: add support for virtio modules for netbooting

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009, maximilian attems wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009, Michael Prokop wrote:
> 
> > * maximilian attems <max@stro.at> [20090622 19:11]:
> > > On Sun, 21 Jun 2009, Michael Prokop wrote:
> > 
> > > > The virtio_pci module is in the 'base' class already (which is
> > > > relevant for MODULES=netboot together with class 'net').
> > 
> > > > Though not all available and necessary virtio drivers are used -
> > > > therefore it's not possible to for example boot via PXE in a KVM
> > > > virtualiziation environment.
> > 
> > > > It would be nice to have the full list of virtio drivers
> > > > (virtio_blk, virtio_net, virtio_pci and virtio_balloon) included
> > > > in MODULES=most and MODULES=netboot.
> > 
> > > ok for virtio_blk and virtio_net.

from a verbose run:
Adding module /lib/modules/2.6.30-trunk-amd64/kernel/drivers/block/virtio_blk.ko

thought so due to
copy_modules_dir kernel/drivers/block 
which puts mouse and cats on initramfs, grr for the drivers/block/paride/
directory.

so only virtio_net missing.

-- 
maks