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Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:23:39 +0200 From: Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> To: Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org CC: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>, stable@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] initramfs: print error and shell out for unsupported content On 2014-04-01 13:23, Alexander Holler wrote: > But as I already said, trying to use arbitrary filenames in a Makefile > doesn't really work. There are still other problems, e.g. filenames with > a / (directory separator), *, or some of the special make variables like $<. > > So the really working solution would be to get rid of that generated > (and hidden) include. Modifying gen_init_cpio.c to browse and collect > all filenames and types itself doesn't look like much work (an evening > should be enough). > > The drawback is that such a solution would build the initramfs every > time make is called (while CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE points to a > directory), but I think that time is negligible. Well, the cpio is embedded in the kernel image, so a rebuild of the cpio means a relink of the kernel. One option would be to implement the timestamp checking in gen_init_cpio.c, but I'm not sure if that's worth it. Michal -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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