Bug 1202351

I also found references to mkinitrd in mkdumprd and the USE_MKINITRD config option, although it is not required by the kdump package. Does kdump need some tweaking too?

(In reply to Antonio Feijoo from comment #1)
> I also found references to mkinitrd in mkdumprd and the USE_MKINITRD config
> option, although it is not required by the kdump package. Does kdump need
> some tweaking too?

yes, the mkdumprd script needs tweaking

kdumptool, on the other hand does not - the string "mkinitrd" and USE_MKINITRD just define which kdump options are applicable for which part kdumptool's job; "initrd" refers to the phase where the kdump initramfs is being build, regardless of which program is used to do so.

(In reply to Jiri Bohac from comment #2)
> (In reply to Antonio Feijoo from comment #1)
> > I also found references to mkinitrd in mkdumprd and the USE_MKINITRD config
> > option, although it is not required by the kdump package. Does kdump need
> > some tweaking too?
> 
> yes, the mkdumprd script needs tweaking

Ok, thanks for your feedback. Created bug #1202443 for that.

More packages that need to be fixed, although their spec file does not include a explicit dependency:

- aaa_base

/usr/sbin/refresh_initrd:41:exec -a mkinitrd /sbin/mkinitrd ${1+"$@"}

# rpm -qf /usr/sbin/refresh_initrd
aaa_base-84.87+git20220727.43b9e53-1.1.x86_64


- x11-tools

/usr/lib/nvidia/pre-install:8:  mkinitrd

# rpm -qf /usr/lib/nvidia/pre-install
x11-tools-0.1-212.7.noarch


- yast2

/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:72:      # parametr for mkinitrd because of splash screen
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:75:      # Additional parameters for mkinitrd
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:391:                "/lib/mkinitrd/scripts/setup-splash.sh"
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:400:          "/sbin/mkinitrd %1 %2 >> %3 2>&1",
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:405:          File.join(Directory.logdir, "y2logmkinitrd").shellescape
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:411:            Ops.add(Directory.logdir, "/y2logmkinitrd")
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:434:    # Set the -s parameter of mkinitrd
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:463:    # Get additional parameters for mkinitrd
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:464:    # @return [String] additional mkinitrd parameters
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:469:    # Set additional parameters for mkinitrd
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb:470:    # @param [String] params string additional mkinitrd parameters

# rpm -qf /usr/share/YaST2/modules/Initrd.rb
yast2-4.5.10-1.1.x86_64


- yast2-country

/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:85:      # if mkinitrd should be called at the end
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:86:      @call_mkinitrd = false
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:467:      Builtins.y2milestone("calling mkinitrd...")
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:470:        "/sbin/mkinitrd >> /var/log/YaST2/y2logmkinitrd 2>> /var/log/YaST2/y2logmkinitrd"
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:860:      CallMkinitrd() if @call_mkinitrd && !Stage.initial
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb:1081:    publish :variable => :call_mkinitrd, :type => "boolean"

# rpm -qf /usr/share/YaST2/modules/Timezone.rb
yast2-country-4.5.1-1.1.x86_64


- yast2-kdump

/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Kdump.rb:419:      update_command = (using_fadump? ? "/usr/sbin/mkdumprd -f" : "/sbin/mkinitrd")
/usr/share/YaST2/modules/Kdump.rb:426:      update_logfile = File.join(Directory.logdir, "y2logmkinitrd")

# rpm -qf /usr/share/YaST2/modules/Kdump.rb
yast2-kdump-4.5.3-1.1.x86_64

(In reply to Antonio Feijoo from comment #4)
> - yast2-kdump
> 
> /usr/share/YaST2/modules/Kdump.rb:419:      update_command = (using_fadump?
> ? "/usr/sbin/mkdumprd -f" : "/sbin/mkinitrd")

this pece of yast2-kdump code does not make sense to me; it should just call mkdumprd and it will decide whether fadump or non-fadump initrd is to be generated