Attached is a patch to allow scripts in either local-top or init-premount to register hook to perform specific actions in the event the root device cannot be found. A good use for this is when an attemt is made to find the device that contains an LVM volume. If the root device cannot be found, lvm can then be queried to present the user with information about what may be wrong with their volumes. This patch applies against git head. This is part of the Ubuntu specification for better initramfs reliability, found at the following URL: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardyInitramfsErrorHandling

* Luke Yelavich <luke.yelavich@canonical.com> [Wed Feb 27, 2008 at 02:21:28PM +1100]:

Thanks for the patch.

maks, any objections against integration of this feature?
initramfs-tools_0.92bubuntu78 (current version of i-t in Ubuntu)
seems to use a slightly different version, though it would be good
if could synchronize i-t of Ubuntu and Debian as much as possible.

regards,
-mika-

maximilian attems wrote (18 May 2011 16:29:43 GMT) :

What happened to this patch / bug report ("Support for mount failure
hooks")?