dracut: Introduce --force-drivers parameter and force_drivers=+ config option
PATCH 1/1 dracut: Introduce --force-drivers parameter and force_drivers=+ config option
Which will not only add listed drivers, but also enforce that they are tried
to be loaded at early boot time.
This is needed if drivers which are not autoloaded (e.g. loop and a lot others) shall get loaded via initramfs.
dracut.sh +21 -0
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ Creates initial ramdisk images for prelo exclusively include in the initramfs. --add-drivers [LIST] Specify a space-separated list of kernel modules to add to the initramfs. + --force-drivers [LIST] Specify a space-separated list of kernel + modules to add to the initramfs and make sure they + are tried to be loaded via modprobe same as passing + rd.driver.pre=DRIVER kernel parameter. --omit-drivers [LIST] Specify a space-separated list of kernel modules not to add to the initramfs. --filesystems [LIST] Specify a space-separated list of kernel filesystem
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ rearrange_params() --long add: \ --long force-add: \ --long add-drivers: \ + --long force-drivers: \ --long omit-drivers: \ --long modules: \ --long omit: \
@@ -463,6 +468,7 @@ while :; do -a|--add) push add_dracutmodules_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; --force-add) push force_add_dracutmodules_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; --add-drivers) push add_drivers_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; + --force-drivers) push force_drivers_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; --omit-drivers) push omit_drivers_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; -m|--modules) push dracutmodules_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;; -o|--omit) push omit_dracutmodules_l "$2"; PARMS_TO_STORE+=" '$2'"; shift;;
@@ -880,6 +886,13 @@ if (( ${#add_drivers_l[@]} )); then fi add_drivers=${add_drivers/-/_} +if (( ${#force_drivers_l[@]} )); then + while pop force_drivers_l val; do + force_drivers+=" $val " + done +fi +force_drivers=${force_drivers/-/_} + if (( ${#omit_drivers_l[@]} )); then while pop omit_drivers_l val; do omit_drivers+=" $val "
@@ -896,6 +909,7 @@ fi omit_drivers_corrected="" for d in $omit_drivers; do [[ " $drivers $add_drivers " == *\ $d\ * ]] && continue + [[ " $drivers $force_drivers " == *\ $d\ * ]] && continue omit_drivers_corrected+="$d|" done omit_drivers="${omit_drivers_corrected%|}"
@@ -1287,6 +1301,13 @@ if [[ $no_kernel != yes ]]; then if [[ $add_drivers ]]; then hostonly='' instmods -c $add_drivers fi + if [[ $force_drivers ]]; then + hostonly='' instmods -c $force_drivers + rm -f $initdir/etc/cmdline.d/20-force_driver.conf + for mod in $force_drivers; do + echo "rd.driver.pre=$mod" >>$initdir/etc/cmdline.d/20-force_drivers.conf + done + fi if [[ $filesystems ]]; then hostonly='' instmods -c $filesystems fi
dracut.8.asc +13 -0
@@ -136,6 +136,19 @@ example: ---- =============================== +**--force-drivers** _<list of kernel modules>_:: + See add-drivers above. But in this case it is ensured that the drivers + are tried to be loaded early via modprobe. ++ +[NOTE] +=============================== +If [LIST] has multiple arguments, then you have to put these in quotes. For +example: +---- +# dracut --force-drivers "kmodule1 kmodule2" ... +---- +=============================== + **--omit-drivers** _<list of kernel modules>_:: specify a space-separated list of kernel modules not to add to the initramfs.
Quoted 6 lines · Thomas Renninger
Which will not only add listed drivers, but also enforce that they are tried
to be loaded at early boot time.This is needed if drivers which are not autoloaded (e.g. loop and a lot others) shall get loaded via initramfs.
Hmm, loop should be autoloaded.
systemd-udev creates device nodes for all modules with the "devname:" alias:
$ modinfo -F alias loop devname:loop-control char-major-10-237 block-major-7-*
so the module loading is triggered on access to /dev/loop-control via losetup.
Which other modules do you have problems with?