Bug#501359: initramfs-tools: MODULES=dep does not like Xen virtual block devices
- To: Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk>
- Cc: 501359@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#501359: initramfs-tools: MODULES=dep does not like Xen virtual block devices
- From: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>
- Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 04:23:32 +0200
- Message-id: <20100406022332.GC7863@stro.at>
- Reply-to: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>, 501359@bugs.debian.org
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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
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