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diff --git a/metadata/news/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge.en.txt b/metadata/news/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge.en.txt index 5af1ad13a545..b20d65512a17 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge/2024-01-18-installkernel-merge.en.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Title: Merging of installkernel-gentoo and installkernel-systemd -Author: Andrew Ammerlaan <andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org> +Author: Nowa Ammerlaan <nowa@gentoo.org> Posted: 2024-01-18 Revision: 7 News-Item-Format: 2.0 diff --git a/metadata/news/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot.en.txt b/metadata/news/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot.en.txt index e7b8364b9566..fcf360497992 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot/2024-02-01-installkernel-new-use-systemd-boot.en.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Title: installkernel new USE flag systemd-boot -Author: Andrew Ammerlaan <andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org> +Author: Nowa Ammerlaan <nowa@gentoo.org> Posted: 2024-01-30 Revision: 1 News-Item-Format: 2.0 diff --git a/metadata/news/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel.en.txt b/metadata/news/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel.en.txt index c0ddfd458e27..6cd1d453f84e 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel/2024-03-12-debianutils-installkernel.en.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Title: installkernel is no longer implicitly installed -Author: Andrew Ammerlaan <andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org> +Author: Nowa Ammerlaan <nowa@gentoo.org> Posted: 2024-02-26 Revision: 2 News-Item-Format: 2.0 diff --git a/metadata/news/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods.en.txt b/metadata/news/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods.en.txt index af58a6386afe..b542f2e7f889 100644 --- a/metadata/news/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods.en.txt +++ b/metadata/news/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods/2024-05-17-dracut-ext-kmods.en.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ Title: Changes to dracut kernel module/microcode handling -Author: Andrew Ammerlaan <andrewammerlaan@gentoo.org> +Author: Nowa Ammerlaan <nowa@gentoo.org> Posted: 2024-05-17 Revision: 2 News-Item-Format: 2.0 diff --git a/metadata/news/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly.en.txt b/metadata/news/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly.en.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9dc03b30a344 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/news/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly/2025-02-03-dracut-hostonly.en.txt @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +Title: Dracut changed default for hostonly setting +Author: Nowa Ammerlaan <nowa@gentoo.org> +Posted: 2025-02-03 +Revision: 1 +News-Item-Format: 2.0 +Display-If-Installed: sys-kernel/installkernel[dracut] + +Dracut is an initramfs generation tool. It may be invoked via the +installkernel mechanism in order to automatically generate a new +initramfs when the kernel is installed. If you are reading this then +sys-kernel/installkernel is configured to use Dracut and the below is +relevant for you. + +What changed? +==================== + +Starting with version 106 of sys-kernel/dracut the default for the +"hostonly" setting has changed from disabled to enabled when Dracut is +invoked via installkernel[1]. + +"hostonly" is a setting for Dracut that controls how much is included +in the generated initramfs image. When it is disabled Dracut aims to +generate an initramfs image that is bootable on any hardware. On the +other hand, when this setting is enabled, Dracut aims to generate an +initramfs image containing only what is needed to boot the current +system. The advantage is a significantly smaller initramfs images, +but this comes with the cost of losing portability. + +Example: When the "hostonly" setting is disabled, Dracut's drm module +will cause all GPU drivers to be included in the initramfs. When it is +enabled, only the drivers for GPUs that are currently present in the +system are included in the initramfs. + +Enabling the "hostonly" setting was and is our recommendation for most +use cases. This however was not the default behaviour in versions +prior to 106. + +Note, the default value for the "hostonly" setting has changed only +when Dracut is invoked via installkernel. Disabled remains the default +behaviour when Dracut is invoked directly. + +User Action Required +==================== + +If your system is already configured to enable "hostonly" setting via +/etc/dracut.conf.d/ then effectively nothing has changed for you. + +However, if Dracut has previously not been configured to enable the +"hostonly" setting, then starting with version 106 the behaviour of +Dracut will change for you. Though we do not expect major problems, we +recommend ensuring a backup booting option remains available before +rebooting the system after the first kernel upgrade following the +upgrade of Dracut. This is usually the case unless the old kernels are +manually removed by the user. + +If you do experience a booting problem with the "hostonly" enabled +initramfs images, then please report this problem to Dracut[2]. + +The "hostonly" setting may be disabled via /etc/dracut.conf.d/ +configuration snippets. For example: + + echo "hostonly=no" >> /etc/dracut.conf.d/95-no-hostonly.conf + + +[1] https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/pull/1158 +[2] https://github.com/dracut-ng/dracut-ng/issues diff --git a/metadata/news/Manifest b/metadata/news/Manifest index bd08267b6b0c..d6a236e9e846 100644 --- a/metadata/news/Manifest +++ b/metadata/news/Manifest @@ -1,23 +1,23 @@ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 -MANIFEST Manifest.files.gz 18925 BLAKE2B 619b70d5a6596551c44448719b24f5195e7ab5fe56d89e09f9b170e408ceccc6dc3771e6a9aa8b76d4230df211917b3ecc070fa73f911e1347460e1f4fab1bdb SHA512 8cd02bf2eb91481a32cbe19f44c71d37407312e8edcb707771e04a8ea95ee69dee17f964757d7860c748c5decec367e4ed772bb3b5f1e66500d4b0e920866d40 -TIMESTAMP 2025-02-02T22:11:31Z +MANIFEST Manifest.files.gz 19101 BLAKE2B c41c44cf67c687f252b62b4855f6839f1082d233346fc51fb6835498a93743cbab0bfc99dfc1be7deac930eae20bb08535aff96fef4df2590f13ff3cd09ffb0b SHA512 f4c973ab3f0e9a97ba9f0f6dc64ea10c286373fd31cfde26a47cab2315c38b3df2dc9f92df735604166cd44681c80b25509999d2704312cb52d82d83da099eda +TIMESTAMP 2025-02-03T22:40:23Z -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- -iQKTBAEBCgB9FiEE4dartjv8+0ugL98c7FkO6skYklAFAmef7ZNfFIAAAAAALgAo +iQKTBAEBCgB9FiEE4dartjv8+0ugL98c7FkO6skYklAFAmehRddfFIAAAAAALgAo aXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3BlbnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldEUx RDZBQkI2M0JGQ0ZCNEJBMDJGREYxQ0VDNTkwRUVBQzkxODkyNTAACgkQ7FkO6skY -klAI/g/9F7bQufCbxAOghPoOosweig23f/9LNhWIUDMmEnP/Smy8PKLHRM+3FsWp -wK2DwFVLzg6gasfBMBo42b3eGU7OeIqRSFJJTDpXjnxJLR8Hi9oVokNsjYHXKJ7u -35xRUT5bXb45aAlhLd5ag4aNcoPIVHz5hgwofAFpsJBkhF1oISqXqEf9RfvZ01FW -H3MI08PI/QDRt3QIZPmCJqkUUVB4MjBPZqRpdBsNbRh3k6+FPdnsfKvaXBlqjSjc -IsRbSmQ9CIXWtqlZQ0HFhCT6PNJxGWTao/vk8fJEclnL54qYYu4Df6f/euieAuCf -i2iBnEdgH663vKjLqLXzZ1FJbPAlSa9rYPaQ8Wg1zlOkBeFfE/dXHTB4FT5O0rxv -uylFAquDV5vvnB4CfL32QXYbCVLQrEjQdKmKIhiqudDlPejfi6/YEtjf2czC40mM -u5KEV3Msl5+V1SdNiRg8lRXK7+ZSsnfoCXD5ZtSi2hESTgY6Y6odlfABCtr3KBHG -e5GvPQZtupBt8BOvnxIcSjJTxgBa7QiFKlZdh1gA1COjH4QDUHW59T1TvbOzNeRf -fDAcQao3sDFI2QqdU+nEpoY6qwh1Dt2sGSfbtnZ+pp5vEiBiesU5YEnviv7awOv2 -0JT5QzkaGTBYaNOitPnozYb9x7k5+91eo7daYMI6Ef8tHYkExCk= -=ceKR +klCJYQ//Ue3ToOgV6KktjbebEJ0HMAomBK8hn3TolwHp0C6t0L62vqaAUf4v6ZY9 +qFAxJuAf3McpODJIcknRMQzFb3G2HSMlk5sZi2IWu60c70QxDULXdSGXgpAQ6roX +K7g2DwE1E32cUAkg15nlAF8izsYpyjDzzwnYx33I6wvm3bcq8ijx+7jLZ+O7+Ny6 +K1T2+vHbC5Dh1fXq+yiGxG4xP3uWBqu+kAJi8opfdHpUviGzwbhOukbndZjJewJQ +2jcniYF7FhO3fVIQ565E0Jmk1i1R5NN5s21nqnJctGeV9eClrRtYHCngEmRYdB3M +ZnbsPbZ2+3vw9FYf3OCL3KADxtomu5KN0jWIzxwJ/2mG4YElBDo4ZQyyWpLe13Co +9GYq1Nb7X5DZLkdmtS9K2BTxS3dS4uEGqXYqYLjRC29umT7rYLSuKpt+dVwslyPr +XZ9YTYuWTi8il2cc7unugS6rr9nv0EKnplbVx6eBiBikeK5+Mwe+sP6oDMud5dO2 +MCKTjsCL/bN6ZG+p+8TG64Df6VwwYDHZzYsYzD10UOpbOS2vi2S4YlNvQgs1vtlD +54r7M6kZ+Lfvyu3/0XT58EYA/ZLj3qCY97XTnOAZZ1gzramyF8tDWLqtzsEQFW7i +OcaLcBctlYZ4/zBElkCMZLWEqUwruqBlRhzc6sKCcasU5oMwtT8= +=3rvf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- diff --git a/metadata/news/Manifest.files.gz b/metadata/news/Manifest.files.gz Binary files differindex 1420fcd6ff81..f62d09c81515 100644 --- a/metadata/news/Manifest.files.gz +++ b/metadata/news/Manifest.files.gz diff --git a/metadata/news/timestamp.chk b/metadata/news/timestamp.chk index ebb914ea216d..e16b81c3ecd6 100644 --- a/metadata/news/timestamp.chk +++ b/metadata/news/timestamp.chk @@ -1 +1 @@ -Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:11:29 +0000 +Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:40:20 +0000 diff --git a/metadata/news/timestamp.commit b/metadata/news/timestamp.commit index c818d30781ed..adfc939aa540 100644 --- a/metadata/news/timestamp.commit +++ b/metadata/news/timestamp.commit @@ -1 +1 @@ -bcadb75a24c610253da5706f56af557df59425be 1727638256 2024-09-29T19:30:56Z +a276bde66b060fccc92b0fd53bd7503a11321333 1738604805 2025-02-03T17:46:45Z |