Bug#733574: partially breaks initramfs when modules are not included

[Michael Tokarev]

30.12.2013 05:08, Eduard Bloch wrote:
> Package: mdadm
> Version: 3.3-2
> Severity: important
> 
> Repro: build a linux-image (kernel)...
> 
>  - without md* modules
>  - where another initramfs script exists in local-top which is required
>    to boot (say: for cryptoroot)
> 
> Result: startup fails.

Well. I'm not sure it is a valid combination.  If you're using mdadm,
why do you have kernel without md support?  Either remove mdadm, or
fix your kernel config.  I can move this test into mdadm initramfs
creation hook, so it will prevent creating initramfs if md can't be
used in there, -- this way, you'll see the problem much sooner than
when booting actually fails.

Arguable, this `exit 1' can be removed entirely and we can just run
mdadm to try to do its work anyway.  But the root question stands
still: why to use invalid combination in the first place?

Hence, I'm at least questioning the severity for this bug you've choosen.

Thanks,

/mjt