[Grml-devel] Grml.org patch bomb

Christian Hofstaedtler ch at grml.org
Mon Sep 12 00:01:03 CEST 2011


* intrigeri <intrigeri+debian-live at boum.org> [110909 09:53]:
> Michal Suchanek wrote (04 Aug 2011 22:40:10 GMT) :
> > On 4 August 2011 22:59, Ulrich Dangel <mru at spamt.net> wrote:
> >> * Daniel Baumann wrote [04.08.11 22:14]:
> >>> however.. NODHCP is not used either.
> >>
> >> It is used in 27_support_static_ip. It seems though that it should be
> >> enough to unset the variable.
> 
> > There is already code to disable dhcp when netbooting and code to use
> > network configuration from the live media, and code to set particular
> > a ip address. What is missing that you need added by this patch?
> 
> Grml folks: I can't do anything of these two patches of yours unless
> you answer Michal's question:
> 
>   16_nodhcp.patch
>   27_support_static_ip.patch

This patch is required to support standard ip= style IP configuration,
as supported by the kernel and klibc. Unfortunately the code in
initramfs-tools isn't flexible enough so we couldn't reuse it.

Also the patch simplifies the code quite a bit.

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