Review and update kernel postinst scripts to match initramfs-tools upstream development
Comply with upstream guidance that the kernel management scripts need to be responsible for ensuring that updates to initramfs and bootloaders are correctly applied to the target hardware. Similar to how grub is handled on x86 the the postinst scripts of the kernel package need to handle bootloaders and initrd updates on arm too.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Started
- Approver:
- David Mandala
- Priority:
- Essential
- Drafter:
- Oliver Grawert
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Oliver Grawert
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for oneiric
- Implementation:
-
Good progress
- Milestone target:
-
oneiric-alpha-2
- Started by
- Oliver Grawert
- Completed by
Whiteboard
Work items:
[ogra] Review existing postinist.d implementations of other bootloaders (2 days): DONE
[ogra] Implement new postinst.d scripts in flash-kernel based on the research (3 days): DONE
Work items for ubuntu-
[ogra] Remove old hardcoded calls to flash-kernel from scripts like update-initramfs (1 days): DONE
[gruemaster] Test implementation for update-initramfs -u as well as -c, for new kernel installs as well as for existing kernel upgrades (2 days): DONE
