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Bug 210886 - genkernel: add an option to bypass keymap files
Summary: genkernel: add an option to bypass keymap files
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Hosted Projects
Classification: Unclassified
Component: genkernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Lowest enhancement
Assignee: Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers
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Reported: 2008-02-20 15:47 UTC by Vince C.
Modified: 2008-06-26 17:49 UTC (History)
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Description Vince C. 2008-02-20 15:47:17 UTC 
In order to filter out useless files - in certain circumstances - on an initial RAM drive, why not allow for skipping keymaps? With keymap files skipped, they won't be copied to the initrd.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
Suggestion: genkernel --nokeymap
Actual Results:  
None

Expected Results:  
N.A.

On systems where no keyboard interaction is required nor needed, keymap files just eat up space. Initial RAM disks that are used to initialize hardware do not necessarily need keyboard interaction.
Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-02-20 16:34:01 UTC 
Got a patch?
Comment 2 Vince C. 2008-02-20 16:37:21 UTC 
(In reply to comment #1)
> Got a patch?

Erm... not yet... for I'm currently in the process of understanding the internals of genkernel... If you'd like me to provide a patch, it's absolutely ok. Just that I will as soon as I have some time. I'm the requester so I don't mind providing it at all :-) .
Comment 3 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-02-28 21:33:45 UTC 
OK.  I just added this to genkernel.  Doing --no-keymap will cause the files to not be copied.
Comment 4 Vince C. 2008-02-29 10:48:20 UTC 
Thanks a lot Chris.
Comment 5 Chris Gianelloni (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-06-26 17:49:43 UTC 
OK.  This is resolved in genkernel 3.4.10, which is now in the tree and stable.