From: John Reiser <jreiser-Po6cBsTGB2ZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Harald Hoyer <harald.hoyer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: initramfs-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: build initramfs: explain modprobe?
Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2011 08:34:32 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E663D88.7060603@bitwagon.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E5E25DA.4060802-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
>> What properties of modprobe are essential for building initramfs?
>> [snip]
> And yes, "modprobe" is only used to easily get the requirements.
Explicitly:
0) Expand short names: "pcmcia" ==> "kernel/drivers/pcmcia/pcmcia.ko".
1) Compute transitive closure of Requires from modules.dep.
2) Ignore modules listed in modules.builtin.
3) Handle aliasing of underscore and minus:
"usb_storage" ==> "usb-storage".
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2011-08-30 22:48 build initramfs: explain modprobe? John Reiser
[not found] ` <4E5D68A0.8020006-Po6cBsTGB2ZWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2011-08-31 12:15 ` Harald Hoyer
[not found] ` <4E5E25DA.4060802-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2011-09-06 15:34 ` John Reiser [this message]
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