[PATCH 0/2] linux-image-extra support

[Andy Whitcroft]

During UDS we discussed the current slim version of the -virtual kernel
and how for some uses we desire a very slim kernel and for others we
desire a near complete install.  We also noted that we have a constant
drip, drip, drop of new requests for packages to be added back into the
-virtual kernel.  These are both time consuming, risky, and costly to SRU.
The suggested solution at UDS was to drop all of the remaining modules
excluded from the current linux-image-virtual into a new package which
could then be installed when missing packages were needed.

Following this email are two patches.  The first refactors the
module-inclusion logic so that it may be applied repeatedly and that
any left overs are retained.  The second uses these new features to then
package up the remainder as linux-image-extras-virtual.

This will both ameliorate the issues described above and would also provide
a solution for another work item related to improving the include exclude
list which was slated to simplify adding packages requested via the drips.

In my testing the only difference between the previous linux-image-virtual
and the new is that the empty directories are elided.  I do not expect
this to be an issue but would be easy to correct if needed.

Proposing for Oneiric.

-apw

Andy Whitcroft (2):
  UBUNTU: make module-inclusion selection retain the left overs
  UBUNTU: add a new linux-image-extras package for virtual

 debian.master/control.d/flavour-control.stub |   21 ++++++++++++++
 debian/rules.d/0-common-vars.mk              |    1 +
 debian/rules.d/2-binary-arch.mk              |   22 ++++++++++++++-
 debian/scripts/module-inclusion              |   37 ++++++++++++++++----------
 4 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

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