Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 01 Apr 2014 14:23:39 +0200 | From | Michal Marek <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2 v3] initramfs: print error and shell out for unsupported content |
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On 2014-04-01 13:23, Alexander Holler wrote: > But as I already said, trying to use arbitrary filenames in a Makefile > doesn't really work. There are still other problems, e.g. filenames with > a / (directory separator), *, or some of the special make variables like $<. > > So the really working solution would be to get rid of that generated > (and hidden) include. Modifying gen_init_cpio.c to browse and collect > all filenames and types itself doesn't look like much work (an evening > should be enough). > > The drawback is that such a solution would build the initramfs every > time make is called (while CONFIG_INITRAMFS_SOURCE points to a > directory), but I think that time is negligible.
Well, the cpio is embedded in the kernel image, so a rebuild of the cpio means a relink of the kernel. One option would be to implement the timestamp checking in gen_init_cpio.c, but I'm not sure if that's worth it.
Michal
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