Testing initramfs-tools integration
Max Vozeler
max at nusquama.org
Sat Dec 16 16:05:32 CET 2006
Hi Lionel,
On Sat, Dec 16, 2006 at 07:32:08AM +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 06:20:49PM +0100, Max Vozeler wrote:
>
> > I have prepared a patch that shows a warning in case we detect root
> > on loop but are not going to include loop-AES support, and in case
> > the support is enabled but we couldn't figure out the correct
> > options. This turned out to be tricky to integrate with the
> > FORCE_LOOPAES feature, so it is dropped in the patch. Would you mind
> > if we remove it?
>
> Yes, I do. I see forced enabling as a warranty against various
> failures; it more-or-less guarantees one has the tools in the
> initramfs to mount a cryptoroot manually in the initramfs shell.
Indeed, that's a good point. Thanks for restoring it.
cheers,
Max
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