#717429 Please support systemd in the initramfs

#717429#3
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2013-07-20 19:51:06 UTC
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systemd supports running from within the initramfs, and it adds various
features when doing so, such as timing support, or cleaner support for
encrypted filesystems.  Please consider making use of this.

- Josh triplett

#717429#8
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2013-07-20 20:29:18 UTC
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Am 20.07.2013 21:51, schrieb Josh Triplett:

Most likely the wrong component. As you said, systemd supports being run
from the initramfs. This most likely needs to be integrated into
initramfs-tools directly. I don't think the hooks support in
intramfs-tools is flexible enough that this can be done with a few hooks
provided by systemd.

I understand your wish, but this is not something which can be solved in
the systemd package afaics.

Michael

#717429#13
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2013-07-20 20:44:56 UTC
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I don't know that it makes sense to integrate into initramfs-tools
either, without significant rework of initramfs-tools.  systemd
shouldn't try to run initramfs-tools hooks; it should run service files,
and it already has service files for half of what initramfs-tools
normally does (cryptsetup, lvm, udev, etc).

I agree that this isn't something to be solved entirely within systemd,
but I do think it'll likely require changes to the systemd package as
well.

- Josh Triplett

#717429#18
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2013-07-20 20:49:08 UTC
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Am 20.07.2013 22:44, schrieb Josh Triplett:

What changes do you have in mind here?
Really, this needs to be solved within the initramfs generators, afaics.
Latest dracut releases have support / are designed to run systemd in the
initramfs.
If initramfs-tools can be changed to utilize systemd, I honestly don't know.

I just think you are talking to the wrong people here.

Michael