[make-initrd] Release make-initrd 2.20.0

Alexey Gladkov gladkov.alexey at gmail.com
Thu Aug 5 16:42:43 MSK 2021


New release 2.20.0 is available.

Important changes
=================

- Runtime:
  + Always create /root and /home/root as a directories.
  + udev: Remove start dependency on uevent service.
- New feature:
  + Add smart-card feature. Feature adds smart card daemon and smart card
    utilities.
- Feature smart-card:
  + Add ability to put pkcs#11 modules into initrd.
- Feature sshfsroot:
  + Add plymouth support.
  + Enable asking passphrase.
  + Detect smart-card feature dependency according ssh config file.
- Feature kbd:
  + Require gpu-drm if framebuffer is used on vtconsole.
- Feature kickstart:
  + Unpause ueventd queues after KSFILE processing.
- Feature luks:
  + Add smart card support.
- Feature nfsroot:
  + Fix inconsistency in nfsopts processing.
- Guess subsystem:
  + Guess modules can use infomantion about active feature and re-run guess.
  + Add RECENTLY_ACTIVATED_FEATURE variable to monitor recently added features.
- Misc:
  + create-initrd: Add ability add libraries by name using PUT_FEATURES_LIBS var.
  + Allow to compile and install feature-specific utilities.
  + Add README for all guess modules.
  + Do not fail if autodetection is disabled.

Git repository
==============

https://github.com/osboot/make-initrd.git

Feedback and bug reports, as always, are welcomed.

Changelog
=========

This time the changelog is big enough to fit here. You can see the complete
log in git or by the link:

https://github.com/osboot/make-initrd/compare/2.19.1...2.20.0

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Rgrds, legion



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