Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Question about genkernel's default kernel config

[J. Roeleveld]

On Monday, August 15, 2016 09:48:14 AM Jeroen Mathon wrote:
> I have used genkernel for my initramfs.
>
> The dracut one seems to hang on a kernel panic(Implying that it did not
> load the correct modules for luks and lvm).

In my experience, normal for both... 

> Besides the size of your initramfs should not matter since its only used
> to mount the partitions and do the pre-kernel loading.

Agreed, except for the next part:

> The only thing that you will win by making your own initramfs would be
> size and boot speed.

If done sanely, the reduced complexity makes debugging and maintenance a lot 
easier.

> Correct me if im wrong btw.
>
> On 15-08-16 02:45, Rich Freeman wrote:
> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 7:38 PM, Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
> >> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 4:29 PM, J. Roeleveld <joost@××××××××.org> wrote:
> >>> On August 14, 2016 8:55:32 PM GMT+02:00, Neil Bothwick
<neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
> >>>> On Sun, 14 Aug 2016 11:48:08 -0700, Ian Zimmerman wrote:
> >>>>> Don't you still need genkernel if you want to build an initramfs?
> >>>>
> >>>> No, dracut.
> >>>>
> >>>>> The handbook (amd64) seems to imply you do, and I don't know of an
> >>>>
> >>>> easy
> >>>>
> >>>>> way to build an initramfs just with the bare kernel source.
> >>>>
> >>>> Dracut.
> >>>
> >>> Dracut if you just want something quick and easy.
> >>> If you want something small and reliable, build your own.
> >>
> >> A homegrown initramfs created by a novice is going to be more reliable
> >> than one created by dracut or genkernel? Seems unlikely.
> >
> > This is a silly argument.  Everybody knows that anybody who wants
> > something reliable just writes their own kernel in the first place.