[make-initrd] Release make-initrd 2.40.0

[Alexey Gladkov]

New release 2.40.0 is available.

# Important changes

- Runtime:
  + Do not overwrite logfiles.
  + Add function to pick a console to common library.
- Feature pipeline:
  + getimage: check whether the loop module is loaded before mounting the image.
  + overlayfs: fix delim in overlayfs options.
  + overlayfs: allow to specify mounting parameters.
  + overlayfs: add support the "data-only" lower layers.
  + mountfs: optionally load loop module if needed.
  + ping: Add helper to ping remote host.
  + Add cmdline parameter to limit steps failure.

# Git repository

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

Feedback and bug reports, as always, are welcomed.

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