[OE-core] [PATCH 1/2] meta-ostro-fixes: initramfs-framework: add retry loop for slow boot devices (like USB)

[Otavio Salvador]

On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly at intel.com> wrote:
> On some hardware platforms (Gigabyte, qemu), detection of USB devices
> by the kernel is slow enough such that it happens only after the first
> attempt to mount the rootfs. We need to keep trying for a while
> (default: 5s seconds, controlled by roottimeout=<seconds>) and sleep
> between each attempt (default: one second, rootdelay=<seconds>).
>
> This change intentionally splits finding the rootfs (in the new
> "rootfs") and switching to it ("finish"). That is needed to keep udev
> running while waiting for the rootfs, because it shuts down before
> "finish" starts. It is also the direction that was discussed on the OE
> mailing list for future changes to initramfs-framework (like
> supporting a "live CD" module, which would replace or further augment
> mounting of the rootfs).
>
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Ohly <patrick.ohly at intel.com>

Agreed but please split the rootfs in another module; so we don't
force it to be included. The e2fs can rdepend on it.

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