Your message dated Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:19:26 +0000 with message-id <E1YTGhS-0004UP-4A@franck.debian.org> and subject line Bug#697335: fixed in initramfs-tools 0.119 has caused the Debian Bug report #697335, regarding initramfs-tools: hardcoded "xz -8" hurts low-RAM systems for little gain to be marked as done. This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what this message is talking about, this may indicate a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact owner@bugs.debian.org immediately.) -- 697335: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=697335 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact owner@bugs.debian.org with problems
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- To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
- Subject: initramfs-tools: hardcoded "xz -8" hurts low-RAM systems for little gain
- From: Samuel Bronson <naesten@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:24:11 -0500
- Message-id: <877gntockk.fsf@naesten.dyndns.org>
Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.109 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, Right now, mkinitramfs runs the hardcoded command "xz -8 --check=crc32" when COMPRESS=xz is given in mkinitramfs.conf. This runs for a *LONG* time on my system because I only have only 256 MiB of RAM. I was able to workaround this like so: export XZ_DEFAULTS="-v --memlimit-compress=64MiB" but it feels dirty to need to do this, especially given that it turns out that this costs very little in compression ratio: just a thousandth or two. -- Package-specific info:-- initramfs sizes -- /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-4-686-pae root=UUID=1c08ee41-6454-409d-bf06-ef837a72d296 ro -- resume # RESUME=/dev/hda2 RESUME='UUID=6bfc93a9-cfd1-4117-8a64-ab120037e560' -- /proc/filesystems ext3 fuseblk ext2 ext4 reiserfs xfs jfs msdos vfat ntfs minix hfs hfsplus qnx4 ufs btrfs -- lsmod Module Size Used by cpuid 12620 0 btrfs 489035 0 crc32c 12576 1 libcrc32c 12394 1 btrfs zlib_deflate 21318 1 btrfs ufs 57656 0 qnx4 12992 0 hfsplus 70426 0 hfs 40744 0 minix 26960 0 ntfs 162346 0 vfat 17116 0 msdos 12829 0 fat 44497 2 msdos,vfat jfs 134977 0 xfs 524001 0 reiserfs 172065 0 ext4 302770 0 crc16 12327 1 ext4 jbd2 52246 1 ext4 ext2 49826 0 dm_mod 57362 0 tcp_diag 12400 0 nfnetlink_log 12909 0 nfnetlink 12786 1 nfnetlink_log inet_diag 17001 2 tcp_diag ppdev 12651 0 lp 12797 0 autofs4 22746 1 binfmt_misc 12813 1 fuse 52153 1 xt_hl 12409 16 ip6t_rt 12451 3 xt_tcpudp 12506 144 ipt_MASQUERADE 12530 4 nf_nat_ftp 12420 0 iptable_nat 12800 1 nf_nat 17924 3 iptable_nat,nf_nat_ftp,ipt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_ipv4 13726 25 nf_nat,iptable_nat nf_defrag_ipv4 12443 1 nf_conntrack_ipv4 xt_TCPMSS 12590 20 ip6t_LOG 12537 45 ipt_LOG 12533 48 ip6t_REJECT 12508 0 ipt_REJECT 12454 0 ip6table_mangle 12492 0 iptable_mangle 12488 0 xt_multiport 12492 0 xt_state 12455 44 xt_limit 12484 107 xt_conntrack 12601 0 nf_conntrack_ftp 12533 1 nf_nat_ftp nf_conntrack_ipv6 13124 22 nf_defrag_ipv6 12684 1 nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_conntrack 43121 9 nf_conntrack_ipv6,nf_conntrack_ftp,xt_conntrack,xt_state,nf_conntrack_ipv4,nf_nat,iptable_nat,nf_nat_ftp,ipt_MASQUERADE ip6table_filter 12492 1 ip6_tables 17185 4 ip6table_filter,ip6table_mangle,ip6t_LOG,ip6t_rt iptable_filter 12488 1 ip_tables 17079 3 iptable_filter,iptable_mangle,iptable_nat x_tables 18121 20 ip_tables,iptable_filter,ip6_tables,ip6table_filter,xt_conntrack,xt_limit,xt_state,xt_multiport,iptable_mangle,ip6table_mangle,ipt_REJECT,ip6t_REJECT,ipt_LOG,ip6t_LOG,xt_TCPMSS,iptable_nat,ipt_MASQUERADE,xt_tcpudp,ip6t_rt,xt_hl sit 17331 0 tunnel4 12557 1 sit bridge 59964 0 stp 12368 1 bridge tun 17868 3 speedstep_lib 12574 0 lm85 17936 0 hwmon_vid 12398 1 lm85 i2c_i801 12670 0 joydev 17010 0 snd_cs46xx 23445 0 snd_ac97_codec 84201 1 snd_cs46xx snd_pcm_oss 36181 0 snd_mixer_oss 17668 1 snd_pcm_oss snd_pcm 53390 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_cs46xx snd_page_alloc 12867 2 snd_pcm,snd_cs46xx snd_seq_midi 12744 0 snd_seq_midi_event 13124 1 snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi 18376 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_cs46xx snd_seq 39487 2 snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi snd_seq_device 13016 3 snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_midi snd_timer 22356 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm snd 42691 9 snd_timer,snd_seq_device,snd_seq,snd_rawmidi,snd_pcm,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm_oss,snd_ac97_codec,snd_cs46xx evdev 17225 0 soundcore 12921 1 snd ac97_bus 12462 1 snd_ac97_codec gameport 13332 1 snd_cs46xx i2c_piix4 12480 0 parport_pc 22036 1 serio_raw 12803 0 pcspkr 12515 0 i2c_core 19116 3 i2c_piix4,i2c_i801,lm85 dcdbas 13080 0 parport 31254 3 parport_pc,lp,ppdev shpchp 26717 0 container 12525 0 processor 27565 1 thermal_sys 17752 1 processor button 12817 0 ext3 138190 6 mbcache 12897 3 ext3,ext2,ext4 jbd 47281 1 ext3 microcode 13265 0 sg 21476 0 sr_mod 17468 0 sd_mod 35425 9 crc_t10dif 12332 1 sd_mod cdrom 34813 1 sr_mod ata_generic 12439 0 ata_piix 21175 7 libata 124981 2 ata_piix,ata_generic floppy 48121 0 uhci_hcd 22337 0 ehci_hcd 35509 0 usbcore 104470 3 ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd scsi_mod 134998 4 libata,sd_mod,sr_mod,sg 3c59x 30658 0 mii 12595 1 3c59x natsemi 26577 0 usb_common 12338 1 usbcore -- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules -- /etc/kernel-img.conf # Do not create symbolic links in / do_symlinks = Yes do_initrd = Yes # update-grub stuff do_bootloader = no -- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf MODULES=most BUSYBOX=y KEYMAP=n COMPRESS=xz export XZ_DEFAULTS="-v --memlimit-compress=64MiB" DEVICE= NFSROOT=auto -- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf update_initramfs=yes backup_initramfs=no -- mkinitramfs hooks /etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/: /usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks: busybox dmsetup fuse intel_microcode keymap klibc kmod ntfs_3g thermal udev v86d-- System Information: Debian Release: 7.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-4-686-pae (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on: ii cpio 2.11-8 ii klibc-utils 2.0.1-3.1 ii kmod 9-2 ii module-init-tools 9-2 ii udev 175-7 Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends: ii busybox 1:1.20.0-7 Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests: ii bash-completion 1:2.0-1 -- Configuration Files: /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf changed: MODULES=most BUSYBOX=y KEYMAP=n COMPRESS=xz export XZ_DEFAULTS="-v --memlimit-compress=64MiB" DEVICE= NFSROOT=auto -- no debconf information -- Hi! 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- To: 697335-close@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Bug#697335: fixed in initramfs-tools 0.119
- From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
- Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 21:19:26 +0000
- Message-id: <E1YTGhS-0004UP-4A@franck.debian.org>
Source: initramfs-tools Source-Version: 0.119 We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of initramfs-tools, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive. A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is attached. Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you have further comments please address them to 697335@bugs.debian.org, and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate. Debian distribution maintenance software pp. Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (supplier of updated initramfs-tools package) (This message was generated automatically at their request; if you believe that there is a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing ftpmaster@ftp-master.debian.org) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Format: 1.8 Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2015 23:58:49 +0000 Source: initramfs-tools Binary: initramfs-tools Architecture: all source Version: 0.119 Distribution: unstable Urgency: medium Maintainer: Debian kernel team <debian-kernel@lists.debian.org> Changed-By: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Closes: 627547 678696 688794 697335 707583 744836 752789 759552 762042 762768 762984 764020 764022 764388 765614 766448 771301 773250 Description: initramfs-tools - generic modular initramfs generator Changes: initramfs-tools (0.119) unstable; urgency=medium . The "Wait smarter not harder" release . [ Ben Hutchings ] * [bf238f6] Always generate ORDER files in mkinitramfs (Closes: #688794) * [8529550] Move get_source, set_initlist, get_prereq_pairs, call_scripts to hook-functions * [6ba2e93] hook-functions: Add modules for various important device types (Closes: #762042) * [9c8bde8] mkinitramfs.8: Update default temporary directory (Closes: #764388) * [1bd461e] initramfs-tools.8: Refer to lsinitramfs rather than suggesting gunzip | cpio (Closes: #764022) * [64d39d0] Add comment to /usr/share/initramfs-tools/modules that it is not a config file (Closes: #752789) * [4f1414b] initramfs-tools.8: Improve documentation of break parameter. Thanks to Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de> (Closes: #707583) * [a5fbfb8] update-initramfs: Fix error message in case of excess arguments (Closes: #627547) * [738678f] initramfs.conf.5: Update configuration directory (Closes: #759552) * [3862d9b] update-initramfs: Consistently show which options take arguments (Closes: #762768) * [35bdb74] Refer to lsinitramfs(8) from {initramfs-tools,mkinitramfs, update-initramfs}(8) (Closes: #764020) * [cf9691d] mkinitramfs: Use default xz compression level rather than -8 (Closes: #697335) * [10ebca7] mkinitramfs: Improve warning text when missing modules. Thanks to Trent W. Buck <trentbuck@gmail.com> (Closes: #744836) * [540dcb6] initramfs-tools.8: Refer to 'phase' rather than 'stage' of initramfs execution * [c7a3b31] initramfs-tools.8: Briefly document the kernel hooks * [274f945] hooks/fsck: Remove dependency on hwclock by disabling e2fsck time check * [1780a66] checkfs: Continue unless fsck reports uncorrectable errors (Closes: #765614) * [e5526cd] checkfs: Correct error messages and emergency shell in case of failure * [9daea18] hooks/fsck: Fix type lookup for mount by UUID or label with type=auto (Closes: #766448) * [2b1d834] dep_add_modules: Add modules needed for /usr device * [a164229] NEWS: Begin a NEWS entry for the fsck and /usr-mount changes * [2bbe817] NEWS: Document the possible need to update mdadm INITRDSTART (Closes: #771301) * [884a518] control: Ensure cryptsetup is upgraded to support mounting /usr * [7b4635c] Allow passing arguments to hooks and scripts * [2e2f753] local: Call local-block boot scripts to prepare additional block devices * [3a1db85] control: Add versioned Breaks on lvm2 without a local-block boot script (Closes: #762984) * [d4e5601] local: Invoke local-block scripts from the loop in local_device_setup (Closes: #678696) * [8402332] local: Use max(30, rootdelay) as timeout for block device to appear * [adfa0f6] NEWS: Add an entry about e2fsck behaviour with RTC set to local time . 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