Bug#807000: initramfs-tools: module nvme not included in block modules on kernel > 4.2
Package: initramfs-tools
Version: 0.120
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
I tried creating an initrd on a system with an NVMe SSD PCIe card. The card is supported
using the nvme kernel module and with the 4.2 kernel I was successfully able to boot
the system.
However, the upcoming 4.4 kernel includes a commit that moves the nvme module from
drivers/block/nvme into its own directory drivers/nvme (see
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/57dacad5f2288e3de91f99b29f07b4a2793446d2),
therefore preventing it from being automatically added to the list of modules
included in the initrd.
Adding the module manually to the initramfs configuration solves the issue.
Here's a patch that adds the module again to the 'most' set:
-----
--- hook-functions 2015-12-03 23:14:12.150731429 +0100
+++ hook-functions.new 2015-12-03 23:14:02.758856723 +0100
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
modules="$modules nfs nfsv2 nfsv3 nfsv4"
modules="$modules af_packet atkbd i8042"
modules="$modules virtio_pci virtio_mmio"
+ modules="$modules nvme"
# Include all HID drivers unless we're sure they
# don't support keyboards. hid-*ff covers various
-----
Thanks,
Philipp
-- Package-specific info:
-- initramfs sizes
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19M Oct 7 17:39 /boot/initrd.img-4.2.0-1-amd64
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20M Dec 3 22:32 /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-rc3
-- /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-rc3 root=/dev/mapper/Debian-root ro quiet
-- resume
RESUME=/dev/mapper/Debian-swap_1
-- /proc/filesystems
ext3
ext2
ext4
vfat
fuseblk
-- lsmod
Module Size Used by
fuse 94208 3
rfcomm 69632 2
bnep 20480 2
joydev 20480 0
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 49152 1
dell_wmi 16384 0
dell_laptop 20480 0
dcdbas 16384 1 dell_laptop
dell_led 16384 1
sparse_keymap 16384 1 dell_wmi
intel_rapl 20480 0
x86_pkg_temp_thermal 16384 0
intel_powerclamp 16384 0
nls_utf8 16384 1
coretemp 16384 0
kvm_intel 167936 0
nls_cp437 20480 1
kvm 507904 1 kvm_intel
vfat 20480 1
fat 69632 1 vfat
snd_hda_codec_realtek 81920 1
irqbypass 16384 1 kvm
snd_hda_codec_generic 73728 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
efi_pstore 16384 0
snd_hda_intel 36864 6
psmouse 118784 0
pcspkr 16384 0
serio_raw 16384 0
efivars 20480 1 efi_pstore
snd_hda_codec 131072 4 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_intel
snd_hda_core 65536 5 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
brcmfmac 233472 0
snd_pcm 102400 4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_core
snd_timer 32768 1 snd_pcm
brcmutil 16384 1 brcmfmac
snd 81920 20 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hwdep,snd_timer,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_pcm,snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_intel
uvcvideo 90112 0
soundcore 16384 1 snd
i2c_i801 20480 0
rtsx_pci_ms 20480 0
cfg80211 528384 1 brcmfmac
videobuf2_vmalloc 16384 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_memops 16384 1 videobuf2_vmalloc
memstick 20480 1 rtsx_pci_ms
videobuf2_v4l2 28672 1 uvcvideo
videobuf2_core 32768 2 uvcvideo,videobuf2_v4l2
v4l2_common 16384 1 videobuf2_v4l2
videodev 167936 4 uvcvideo,v4l2_common,videobuf2_core,videobuf2_v4l2
media 24576 2 uvcvideo,videodev
shpchp 36864 0
btusb 45056 0
btrtl 16384 1 btusb
mei_me 28672 0
mei 94208 1 mei_me
processor_thermal_device 16384 0
intel_soc_dts_iosf 16384 1 processor_thermal_device
iosf_mbi 16384 2 intel_soc_dts_iosf,intel_rapl
wmi 16384 2 dell_led,dell_wmi
battery 16384 0
hci_uart 73728 0
btbcm 16384 2 btusb,hci_uart
btintel 16384 2 btusb,hci_uart
bluetooth 503808 30 bnep,btbcm,btrtl,btusb,hci_uart,rfcomm,btintel
evdev 24576 15
rfkill 24576 7 cfg80211,bluetooth,dell_laptop
tpm_tis 20480 0
tpm 45056 1 tpm_tis
int3400_thermal 16384 0
processor 36864 0
acpi_thermal_rel 16384 1 int3400_thermal
int3403_thermal 16384 0
int340x_thermal_zone 16384 2 processor_thermal_device,int3403_thermal
ac 16384 0
acpi_pad 24576 0
efivarfs 16384 1
autofs4 40960 2
ext4 561152 2
crc16 16384 2 ext4,bluetooth
mbcache 20480 1 ext4
jbd2 106496 1 ext4
algif_skcipher 20480 0
af_alg 16384 1 algif_skcipher
dm_crypt 24576 1
dm_mod 106496 9 dm_crypt
crct10dif_pclmul 16384 0
crc32_pclmul 16384 0
crc32c_intel 24576 0
jitterentropy_rng 16384 0
sha256_ssse3 32768 1
sha256_generic 24576 1 sha256_ssse3
hmac 16384 1
drbg 24576 1
rtsx_pci_sdmmc 24576 0
mmc_core 122880 2 brcmfmac,rtsx_pci_sdmmc
ansi_cprng 16384 0
aesni_intel 167936 2
aes_x86_64 20480 1 aesni_intel
lrw 16384 1 aesni_intel
gf128mul 16384 1 lrw
glue_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
ablk_helper 16384 1 aesni_intel
cryptd 20480 3 aesni_intel,ablk_helper
i915 1167360 7
i2c_algo_bit 16384 1 i915
nvme 53248 4
rtsx_pci 53248 2 rtsx_pci_ms,rtsx_pci_sdmmc
xhci_pci 16384 0
drm_kms_helper 131072 1 i915
mfd_core 16384 1 rtsx_pci
xhci_hcd 172032 1 xhci_pci
usbcore 233472 5 btusb,brcmfmac,uvcvideo,xhci_hcd,xhci_pci
drm 348160 8 i915,drm_kms_helper
usb_common 16384 1 usbcore
fan 16384 0
thermal 20480 0
i2c_hid 20480 0
hid 118784 1 i2c_hid
video 36864 3 i915,dell_wmi,dell_laptop
button 16384 1 i915
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
i915
nvme
-- /etc/kernel-img.conf
# This is a sample /etc/kernel-img.conf file
# See kernel-img.conf(5) for details
# If you want the symbolic link (or image, if move_image is set) to be
# stored elsewhere than / set this variable to the dir where you
# want the symbolic link. Please note that this is not a Boolean
# variable. This may be of help to loadlin users, who may set both
# this and move_image. Defaults to /. This can be used in conjunction
# with all above options except link_in_boot, which would not make
# sense. (If both image_dest and link_in_boot are set, link_in_boot
# overrides).
image_dest = /
# This option manipulates the build link created by recent kernels. If
# the link is a dangling link, and if a the corresponding kernel
# headers appear to have been installed on the system, a new symlink
# shall be created to point to them.
#relink_build_link = YES
# If set, the preinst shall silently try to move /lib/modules/version
# out of the way if it is the same version as the image being
# installed. Use at your own risk.
#clobber_modules = NO
# If set, does not prompt to continue after a depmod problem in the
# postinstall script. This facilitates automated installs, though it
# may mask a problem with the kernel image. A diag‐ nostic is still
# issued. This is unset be default.
# ignore_depmod_err = NO
# These setting are for legacy postinst scripts only. newer postinst
# scripts from the kenrel-package do not use them
do_symlinks = yes
do_bootloader = no
do_initrd=yes
link_in_boot=no
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf
MODULES=most
BUSYBOX=y
KEYMAP=n
COMPRESS=gzip
DEVICE=
NFSROOT=auto
-- /etc/initramfs-tools/update-initramfs.conf
update_initramfs=yes
backup_initramfs=no
-- /etc/crypttab
nvme0n1p3_crypt UUID=dbdaf1e5-998b-4688-9d33-ecda2981de68 none luks
-- mkinitramfs hooks
/etc/initramfs-tools/hooks/:
/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks:
busybox
cryptgnupg
cryptkeyctl
cryptopenct
cryptopensc
cryptpassdev
cryptroot
dmsetup
fsck
fuse
keymap
klibc
kmod
lvm2
resume
thermal
udev
zz-busybox
-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 4.4.0-rc3 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
Versions of packages initramfs-tools depends on:
ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15
ii cpio 2.11+dfsg-4.1
ii klibc-utils 2.0.4-4
ii kmod 21-1
ii udev 228-2
Versions of packages initramfs-tools recommends:
ii busybox 1:1.22.0-15
Versions of packages initramfs-tools suggests:
ii bash-completion 1:2.1-4.2
-- no debconf information
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