Bug#609964: use blkid to correctly set UUID for RESUME

[maximilian attems <max@stro.at>]

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 02:47:54PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> On 14.01.2011 14:39, maximilian attems wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 02:21:39PM +0100, Michael Biebl wrote:
> 
> > thanks please take a look at git initramfs-tools, it is in one of
> > those maks branches, hmm looking up -> maks/preinst_blkid
> > http://git.debian.org/?p=kernel/initramfs-tools.git;a=summary
> 
> Ah cool.
> 
> FWIW, I think you can drop the vol_id fallback, as the code will be only run on
> fresh installations anyway, but not on upgrades.
> That said, blkid worked fine for me on both lenny and squeeze.
> Do you know of cases where e2fsprogs' blkid does not work and using the old
> vol_id would be preferable?
> I also think, you don't need to run blkid *twice* and you can simply remove the
>  "if command ..." check

I prefer longer backward compatibility and not assume commands to be there.
the cost of a command call is very small as it is a shell builtin.

it is noted to disappear after Wheezy release whenever that may happen. (:

good weekend.

-- 
maks