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On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 10:55:36AM -0500, Chris PeBenito wrote: |
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> For the new SELinux API in 2.6, it is required that the SELinux policy |
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> is loaded by initrd. We don't have a mkinitrd in portage. I could add |
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> a Gentoo-fixed RedHat mkinitrd, but I'd prefer not to, since all I have |
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> to do in the initrd is 3 commands (and I don't want to maintain a |
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> mkinitrd ebuild either). However, there is a static shell in the RedHat |
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> mkinitrd package (nash) that is compiled with dietlibc which I do want, |
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> because its tiny, and made to run in a initrd. |
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> Would it be acceptable to create something like a "mkpolicyinitrd" |
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> package that pulls in the RH src rpm, and compiles nash out of it, and |
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> adds in my own mkinitrd script? I could also put the mkinitrd in our |
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> selinux-base-policy ebuild, and just create a nash ebuild. |
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> I would rather have a ebuild just for nash. Is there any preference, or |
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> other suggestions? |
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I started on some of this before, when I almost needed an initrd for |
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some boxes (due to crappy hardware, i ended up buying some 3ware raid |
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controllers instead). |
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Based on how redhat packages it, I'd suggest a mkinitrd package that |
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pulls in their srpm (from their RawHide sources as the latest contains a |
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number of fixed wrt lvm and other things), and builds /sbin/mkinitrd, |
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/sbin/nash, /sbin/grubby. |
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As you note that you are not willing to maintain the mkinitrd ebuild, if |
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you do put it in, I'm willing to maintain it. |
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