Please make compression options customizable
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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| initramfs-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Bug Description
Currently, using LZ4 as compression type produces an unbootable system, as lz4 is called without the legacy format option -l, which is required to produce a kernel readable image.
Also, using lzop there is a very long delay (over one minute) when updating initramfs, as by default the maximum compression setting -9 is passed with no way for the user to change it.
Making the compression options customizable (as e.g. mkinitcpio does) would be very useful for advanced users who wish to fine tune their systems for e.g. faster boot times, smaller image sizes, etc.
The default options should also be described in mkinitramfs.conf or the man page so users have a starting point for customization without having to go through the source code.
For example: https:/
| Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in initramfs-tools (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Fix Committed |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
lz4 is now called with the legacy option on.