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Bug 252303

Summary: mkinitrd does not allow exclusion of usb modules though option --without-usb is evaluated
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Reporter: Christoph Szeppek <szeppek>
Component: mkinitrdAssignee: Brian Lane <bcl>
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Patch for mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-1 none

Description Christoph Szeppek 2007-08-15 07:54:20 UTC 
Description of problem:
mkinitrd does not allow the exclusion of usb modules. There is a commandline 
option --without-usb that is evaluated but not documented and does not work.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-1

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. build an initial ramdisk with --without-usb option
2. extract the initrd
3. check if the init script loads the ?hci-hcd modules.

Actual results:
usb modules will be loaded

Expected results:
no usb module loaded.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Christoph Szeppek 2007-08-15 07:54:21 UTC 
Created attachment 161335 [details]
Patch for mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-1
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2013-05-01 06:43:46 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this
request at this time.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Comment 3 RHEL Program Management 2014-01-29 10:40:48 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion
in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release.  Product Management has
requested further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for
potential inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux release for currently
deployed products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in
a release.
Comment 4 Brian Lane 2014-04-14 18:33:54 UTC 
This has been fixed for a very long time.

That block of code currently looks like:

if [ "$withusb" -eq 1 ]; then
Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2014-04-14 18:36:21 UTC 
Development Management has reviewed and declined this request.
You may appeal this decision by reopening this request.