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Bug#1079460: bookworm-pu: package initramfs-tools/0.142+deb12u1

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Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
Tags: bookworm
X-Debbugs-Cc: initramfs-tools@packages.debian.org, debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
Control: affects -1 + src:initramfs-tools
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: pu

[ Reason ]
- Some important drivers are currently not included in the initramfs
  by default.
- If the same file is added to the initramfs and named through
  multiple directory symlinks, it is duplicated in the initramfs.  
  
[ Impact ]
- Currently keyboard input does not work in the initramfs environment
  on some systems.  This prevents entering a decryption password or
  using the panic shell.
- On some systems booting from USB storage, power to the storage may
  be interrupted after it is already mounted.
- If the Nvidia GSP firmware is installed, either from a (planned)
  backport of firmware-nonfree or from upstream linux-firmware.git,
  and plymouth is installed, then the initramfs ends up being huge,
  often filling the /boot partition (bug #1076539).
  - This is a blocker for updating firmware-nonfree in
    bookworm-backports.  An alternative would be to update
    initramfs-tools in bookworm-backports first, but that would
    require also backporting dracut since initramfs-tools-core depends
    on dracut-install.

[ Tests ]
There are autopkgtest test cases that cover various boot
configurations.

The change to symlink handling has been tested together with
firmware-nvidia-graphics from unstable.  I will also test the backport
with reiserfsprogs (not yet done).

[ Risks ]
There is some risk of regression from changes to the handling of
symlinked directories.  The initial fix for this led to breakage
for reiserfsprogs (bug #1079276), but that has been resolved.

[ Checklist ]
  [X] *all* changes are documented in the d/changelog
  [X] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
  [X] attach debdiff against the package in (old)stable
  [X] the issue is verified as fixed in unstable

[ Changes ]
* Get CI passing:
  - d/salsa-ci.yml: Set RELEASE to bookworm
  - Fix/ignore ShellCheck findings
  - test: Fix too small ext2 block count
* Include missing drivers:
  - Add hyper-keyboard module, needed to enter LUKS password in Hyper-V
  - install hid-multitouch module for Surface Pro 4 Keyboard
  - hook-functions: auto_add_modules: Add onboard_usb_hub, onboard_usb_dev
* Fix bug #1076539 for users installing upstream firmware and in
  preparation for a backport of firmware-nonfree:
  - hook_functions: Fix copy_file with source including a directory symlink
  - hook-functions: copy_file: Canonicalise target filename

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Bug#1079460: bookworm-pu: package initramfs-tools/0.142+deb12u1 Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2024-08-23 15:30 +0200

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