Re: [PATCH 0/1] Don't run update-initramfs with enable-fsck

[Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>]

On 21.01.22 08:42, Uladzimir Bely wrote:
> The enable-fsck recipe installs into the system the script that sets
> 'fs_passno' fields for the partitions in fstab. After that, it calls
> 'update-initramfs -u' that takes several minutes to run.
> 
> In CI this sometimes causes fails with 'run_vm' tests while there is
> no proper command prompt after expected timeout, especially if CI
> server is highly loaded.
> 
> Actually, there were several targets checked. All of them had empty
> fstab in their generated initramfs images. So, 'update-initramfs -u'
> just takes much time but doesn't really change anything and may be
> omitted.
> 
> Anyway, something could be overlooked during investigations, so if we
> really need initramfs update at first run, it would be nice to know
> exactly why.
> 

I don't recall details about this anymore. I would just recommend to 
check if there are any differences in buster vs. newer versions. Stretch 
is no longer supported, but I think it was the target back then, and 
maybe that did something different /wrt the initramfs.

Jan

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