Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped

From	Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped
Date	2019-02-05 01:40 +0100
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On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:34:31 +0100 =?utf-8?q?Micha=C5=82_Miros=C5=82aw?= <mirq-boogs@rere.qmqm.pl> wrote:
> Package: initramfs-tools
> Version: 0.99
> Severity: normal
> 
> --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
> 
> Please add an option (possibly defaulted to on) to strip kernel modules and 
> binaries put in initrd. When using kernel with debugging enables the 
> unstripped modules are available in /lib/modules. Unneeded copy of the symbols 
> in initrd image take over 80% of its size.
[...]

We must not do this by default because stripping will destroy module
signatures.  I'm open to adding an option but won't work on it myself.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2019-02-05 01:40 +0100
  Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2019-07-24 13:10 +0200
    Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped Samuel Thibault <sthibault@debian.org> - 2019-07-24 15:00 +0200
    Bug#657707: [initramfs-tools] modules for initrd are not stripped Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> - 2019-07-24 15:00 +0200

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