857711 – ${compression} variable not defined in gen_initramfs.sh line 2308

Bug 857711 - ${compression} variable not defined in gen_initramfs.sh line 2308

Summary: ${compression} variable not defined in gen_initramfs.sh line 2308

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

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Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	genkernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Genkernel Maintainers

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Reported:	2022-07-11 21:37 UTC by Daniel Saunders
Modified:	2022-07-11 21:37 UTC (History)
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Description Daniel Saunders 2022-07-11 21:37:37 UTC

Hello,

The ${compression:-none} variable on line 2308 of gen_initramfs.sh is never defined and as a result always defaults to 'none'. This creates issues when the initramfs image is compressed as U-Boot will interpret the file created with mkimage as uncompressed. It appears this variable existed before a refactor was done several years ago, but no longer does. Nowhere in genkernel's current source do I find it ever defined.

Thanks,

- Dan