Bug#640541: mdadm: Initrd image only for running Linux kernel updated.

[martin f krafft]

severity 640541 wishlist
retitle 640541 update initrd for all kernels, or document that this needs to be done manually
thanks

also sprach Paul Menzel <pm.debian at googlemail.com> [2011.09.05.1933 +0200]:
> I had `mdadm` on hold for quite a while and updated the package today.
> 
>         [UPGRADE] mdadm 3.1.1-1 -> 3.1.4-1+8efb9d1
> 
> The confusing part is that the initramfs was upgraded only for my
> current self-build Linux kernel and not for all the other Linux kernels.

rhiswas a decision we purposely took way back when, because we
wanted to prevent mdadm from breaking even other known-working boot
configurations. Surely, that is not an ideal solution.

So we should either update all initrds at all times, or document
that you need to do that.

I think that there is some sort of initramfs policy against the
former. Max, can you shed some light onto that?

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