Bug#586363: closed by maximilian attems <max@stro.at> (Re: Bug#586363: initramfs-tools: initramfs for the wrong kernel is updated)

[Michal Suchanek <hramrach@centrum.cz>]

On 22 June 2010 11:15, Debian Bug Tracking System <owner@bugs.debian.org> wrote:
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> #586363: initramfs-tools: initramfs for the wrong kernel is updated
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> From: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>
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> Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:02:57 +0200
> Subject: Re: Bug#586363: initramfs-tools: initramfs for the wrong kernel is updated
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 08:05:28AM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote:
>>
>> And when the new on does not boot you get the old initrd.
>>
>> Also there was some mechanism in place for grub menu default to point
>> to the same kernel even after new kernels are installed until you
>> change that in case you resumed from disk or wanted to boot known
>> working kernel.
>>
>> Thanks
>
> an initramfs not booting is a bug that needs to be hunted. it does
> happen, but it is not the major concern on updating the latest or newest
> linux-26 initramfs.  closing as no convincing args to change policy that
> close to release.
>

I am not concerned that initramfs would not boot (which is what the
backup initramfs is for) but that the new kernel might not boot (or
might boot but bring the system up in unusable state) which is
unfortunately not uncommon. Then I would appreciate having an
up-to-date initramfs for the running kernel rather than later,
possibly broken kernel.

Thanks

Michal